Magnetic stimulation of the brain could help improve language skills of stroke survivors with aphasia, according to research in Queensland.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a non-invasive method that seeks to target brain activity, with the intention of facilitating the reorganisation of brain regions to alter language behaviours. The treatment involves placing a coil on the head which uses electromagnetic induction to induce weak electric currents by means of a changing magnetic field.
Dr Caroline Barwood, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, UQ
The European Journal of Neurology