TY - CHAP AU - Denis Larrivee ED - Denis Larrivee ED - Seyed Mansoor Rayegani Y1 - 2020-09-30 PY - 2020 T1 - Introductory Chapter: Neurostimulation and the Structural Basis of Brain Activity N2 - Clinical applications of neurostimulation or neuromodulation are experiencing rapid growth, driven by an evolution in neurotechnologies, the limitations of pharmacotherapy, and an improving understanding of brain physiology. New methods are promising for intractable or marginally tractable cognitive diseases and for adjunct therapies, as they offer greatly improved spatial and temporal resolution, thereby promising greater specificity and quicker recovery from disease. This book includes up-to-date and in-depth studies of many of these therapies, with chapters addressing their use in epilepsy, spasticity, pain, neurodegeneration, and spinal cord dysfunctions, among others, illustrating their versatility and therapeutic promise for cognitive dysfunction. BT - Neurostimulation and Neuromodulation in Contemporary Therapeutic Practice SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93061 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.93061 SN - 978-1-83880-292-9 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -