Motor cortical plasticity in schizophrenia: A meta-analysis of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation – Electromyography studies

Several lines of investigations converge upon aberrant synaptic plasticity as a potential pathophysiological characteristic of schizophrenia. In vivo experiments using neuromodulatory perturbation techniques like Transcranial Magnetic and Direct Current Stimulation (TMS& tDCS) have been increasingly used to measure ‘motor cortical plasticity’ in schizophrenia. A systematic quantification of cortical plasticity and its moderators in schizophrenia is however lacking.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research