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ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2026

Neuromodulation and rehabilitation of post-stroke cognitive impairment: challenges and prospects.

Wenya Shang, Bareun Choi, Qingyang Zhan, Jinglei Wu, Dongsheng Xu

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Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Wenya ShangSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Bareun ChoiSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Qingyang ZhanSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jinglei WuSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Dongsheng XuSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is essential to recognize the significant daily impact that post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) has on patients and their families. Neuromodulation strategies have been increasingly applied in the clinical management of PSCI. This review outlines the mechanisms and brain function detection approaches through which neuromodulation promotes cognitive enhancement in stroke patients. For cognitive recovery, transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial electrical stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and brain-computer interfaces have shown promising results in clinical and preclinical studies. However, their efficacy remains unproven in large-scale pivotal trials. Preliminary clinical trials have shown that photobiomodulation enhances cognitive performance, but further investigation is required into the issue of skull attenuation of light. Transcranial ultrasound stimulation, a novel technology that overcomes the limitation of requiring deep electrode implantation for focal deep brain stimulation, still lacks scientific evidence. Chemogenetics and optogenetics provide methods for monitoring, disrupting, and regulating neural circuits after a stroke. To enhance the effectiveness of neuromodulation, it is recommended to implement multi-target stimulation, strengthen active participation in rehabilitation, and leverage cognitive-motor interactions to promote holistic recovery after stroke. Finally, we propose that neuromodulation will evolve toward brain-machine interaction neuromodulation, using artificial intelligence to develop a closed-loop strategy encompassing stimulation, detection, optimization, and re-stimulation.

Indexed as

brain-computer interfacegenetic-based neuromodulationneuroimagingneuromodulationpost-stroke cognitive impairmenttranscranial electrical stimulationtranscranial magnetic stimulation

Identifiers

PMID41836667
PMCPMC12979490

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