Stroke Recovery and Neuroplasticity: Bridging Research to Rehabilitation
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Neurology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 93
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, eCampus University Novedrate, Como, Italy
Interests: electroencephalography; brain connectivity; non invasive brain stimulation; cognitive rehabilitation; motor rehabilitation; stroke; dementia
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled “Stroke Recovery and Neuroplasticity: Bridging Research to Rehabilitation”, will advance understanding and clinical translation of neuroplastic mechanisms underlying post-stroke recovery. Despite significant progress in neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and computational modeling, predicting individual recovery trajectories and optimizing personalized rehabilitation remain major challenges. Current research highlights the promise of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven models, multimodal biomarkers (including EEG), and neuromodulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS). However, gaps persist in model generalizability, integration across modalities, mechanistic interpretation, and large-scale clinical validation. This Special Issue will focus on predictive models of recovery, neuroplasticity-informed rehabilitation strategies, EEG-based monitoring, and combined neuromodulation–therapy approaches, with an emphasis on translational and patient-specific frameworks. Outreach efforts will include targeted invitations to interdisciplinary researchers, promotion through international conferences and professional networks, and encouragement of collaborative, open-science contributions to accelerate clinical impact.
Dr. Chiara Pappalettera
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stroke
- neuroplasticity
- artificial intelligence
- EEG
- neuromodulation
- TMS
- tDCS
- tACS
- functional recovery prediction
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