Technology Insight: noninvasive brain stimulation in neurology—perspectives on the therapeutic potential of rTMS and tDCS
Felipe Fregni and Alvaro Pascual-Leone*
Correspondence *Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave—KS 452, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Email apleone@bidmc.harvard.edu
The use of brain stimulation for the treatment of neurological diseases such as chronic pain, Parkinson's disease, stroke and epilepsy has attracted growing attention. In this article, Fregni and Pascual-Leone review the recent literature regarding the use of two noninvasive brain stimulation techniques: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation. The authors discuss the underlying principles and present examples illustrating the therapeutic potential of these two techniques.
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