Neuromodulation and Motor Skill Enhancement: Prospective Applications
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
Interests: motor learning; neuroplasticity; motor skills; tDCS; brain stimulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Motor skill learning remains an interesting and developing area of research regarding impaired and unimpaired movement. In the last few decades, new technologies have emerged that could enhance motor skill learning and act as a ‘hack’ for the brain that takes skilled re-learning or optimization to the next level. Many of these technologies rely on developing or strengthening cortical circuits in brain movement areas via non-invasive brain stimulation. However, one prevailing issue is that the application of non-invasive brain stimulation is not generalizable. Instead, the most effective applications are nuanced and dependent on, for example, the task being utilized, the frequency and duration of practice, and the brain regions that are most active. Information on non-invasive brain stimulation and motor skill learning continues to evolve via engaging individuals in careful, controlled and varied tasks, from button pressing with a single digit to whole-body movements, thus providing new insights to scientists and clinicians. In this Special Issue, we seek contributions that cover advances and prospective applications of non-invasive brain stimulation as a means of neuromodulation to develop and improve motor skills.
Dr. Zachary Riley
Dr. Davin R. Greenwell
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- non-invasive brain stimulation
- tDCS
- tACS
- neuroplasticity
- motor skill learning
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