Brain diseases such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease cause dysfunction in multiple body systems. Motor dysfunction, cognitive impairment, dysphagia, and emotion disorders are frequently observed in patients with brain diseases. As the dysfunctions are associated with alterations in the brain, brain imaging methods such as functional MRI (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are essential for investigating the neural mechanisms underlying the dysfunction caused by brain diseases. Brain imaging methods are also critical for understanding the neural mechanisms for the effectiveness of therapeutic or rehabilitative interventions that promote recovery from brain diseases. The usage of these brain imaging methods would deepen our understanding of brain diseases and potentially translate this knowledge to improve effectiveness of rehabilitative interventions for brain diseases.
This Research Topic aims to discuss the innovative usage of brain imaging methods for understanding the mechanisms underlying the occurrence, development, and recovery of brain diseases, as well as the neural mechanisms for the effectiveness of rehabilitative interventions. Importantly, as each brain imaging method has pros and cons, combined use of multiple brain imaging methods may overcome disadvantages of a single brain imaging method and provide additional valuable information on understanding neural mechanisms of brain diseases. This topic will advance our knowledge of how brain imaging methods could be used in investigating mechanisms of brain diseases and has the potential to translate to the development of novel therapeutic interventions for brain diseases.
We will encourage the submissions of article types of Original Research, Systematic Review, Review, and Clinical Trial. The scope of the manuscripts in this Research Topic covers, but is not limited to:
• Application of brain imaging methods (such as fMRI, EEG, fNIRS, and TMS) in investigating the mechanisms underlying the occurrence, development, and recovery of brain diseases.
• Application of brain imaging methods in investigating the neural mechanisms for the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on brain diseases.
• Combination of multiple modalities of brain imaging methods in studying rehabilitation of brain diseases.
• Brain imaging methods applied to investigating neural mechanisms in animal models of brain diseases.
• Construction of new brain imaging methods applied to investigating rehabilitation of brain diseases.
Brain diseases such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease cause dysfunction in multiple body systems. Motor dysfunction, cognitive impairment, dysphagia, and emotion disorders are frequently observed in patients with brain diseases. As the dysfunctions are associated with alterations in the brain, brain imaging methods such as functional MRI (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are essential for investigating the neural mechanisms underlying the dysfunction caused by brain diseases. Brain imaging methods are also critical for understanding the neural mechanisms for the effectiveness of therapeutic or rehabilitative interventions that promote recovery from brain diseases. The usage of these brain imaging methods would deepen our understanding of brain diseases and potentially translate this knowledge to improve effectiveness of rehabilitative interventions for brain diseases.
This Research Topic aims to discuss the innovative usage of brain imaging methods for understanding the mechanisms underlying the occurrence, development, and recovery of brain diseases, as well as the neural mechanisms for the effectiveness of rehabilitative interventions. Importantly, as each brain imaging method has pros and cons, combined use of multiple brain imaging methods may overcome disadvantages of a single brain imaging method and provide additional valuable information on understanding neural mechanisms of brain diseases. This topic will advance our knowledge of how brain imaging methods could be used in investigating mechanisms of brain diseases and has the potential to translate to the development of novel therapeutic interventions for brain diseases.
We will encourage the submissions of article types of Original Research, Systematic Review, Review, and Clinical Trial. The scope of the manuscripts in this Research Topic covers, but is not limited to:
• Application of brain imaging methods (such as fMRI, EEG, fNIRS, and TMS) in investigating the mechanisms underlying the occurrence, development, and recovery of brain diseases.
• Application of brain imaging methods in investigating the neural mechanisms for the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on brain diseases.
• Combination of multiple modalities of brain imaging methods in studying rehabilitation of brain diseases.
• Brain imaging methods applied to investigating neural mechanisms in animal models of brain diseases.
• Construction of new brain imaging methods applied to investigating rehabilitation of brain diseases.
