The Future of Neurostimulation
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Computational Neuroscience and Neuroinformatics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2020) | Viewed by 14690
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neurostimulation; neurophysiology; remote patient monitoring; patient-reported outcomes; telediagnosis; translational medicine clinical trials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Neurostimulation has represented one of the most exciting fields of neuroscience for over two decades, demonstrating the capability of non-invasively deepening knowledge in a wide range of conditions. Indeed, the increasingly precise modulation of signal transduction at the neural level through external devices in both physiological and pathological settings has resulted on the one hand in the contribution of neurostimulation—whether magnetic or electrical—to improving our understanding of the mechanisms underlying, among others, neurodegeneration, hyperexcitability, altered states of consciousness, and sensorimotor control, in addition to the varying responses to medications. On the other hand, the refinement of health technologies has made it possible to more precisely tailor interventions according to the individual subject. Nonetheless, these achievements have been generally confined to the experimental setting in which neurostimulation is delivered, with little chance to keep track of the functionally induced changes over time, either within the originally stimulated circuit or across functionally related networks, that translate into the combination of the behavioral and morphological correlates of stimulation.
In this Special Issue we are soliciting works that illustrate the state-of-the-art of the most promising and powerful tools for the collection of real-world data, including wearable health technologies, portable devices or sensors, along with computational algorithms which overall contribute to fill the gap of knowledge of the long-term outcome of neurostimulation while providing an in-depth quantification of its effects in subjects’ daily environments. This will place neurostimulation within a more holistic frame, centered on patients in a novel multidisciplinary approach.
Dr. Giancarlo Zito
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Non-invasive neurostimulation
- Telemedicine
- Patient-reported outcomes
- Real-world data
- Wearable devices
- Portable health technology
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