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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Human Motor Recovery for Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury
Neuromodulation - Advancements and Refinements
4/16/26, 10:00 AM - 4/16/26, 10:35 AM (US/Eastern) (35 minutes)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Human Motor Recovery for Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury
Dylan J. Edwards, PhD
Nancy W. Shrier Director at Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Thomas Jefferson University
Dylan J. Edwards, PhD
Nancy W. Shrier Director at Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Dylan J. Edwards is the Nancy Wachtel Shrier Director of Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Director of the Human Motor Recovery Laboratory at the Institute, Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at The Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, and Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the NeuroRehabilitation and Robotics Laboratory at Edith Cowan University. He is dedicated to translating basic science findings in neurologically healthy people to develop and evaluate novel, clinically-relevant approaches for neurological assessment and neurorehabilitation in stroke and spinal cord injury using non-invasive stimulation, neuromodulation, robotics, combinatorial therapies, neuroimaging, and telerehabilitation.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can activate human motor cortex, and as of today, is undergoing two divergent methods in neurorehabilitation applications. The first aims to reduce the method to simple and practical application, and the second aims to develop detailed, sophisticated targeting and modulation. Using TMS with neuronavigation and contemporary modeling of cortical electric field distribution, we seek to evaluate the functional organization of the primary motor cortex with greater detail, as well as reorganization following brain lesion. We also consider that targeting inaccuracy may in part contribute to the high variability in response rate to repetitive TMS (rTMS). TMS targeting precision will be discussed in the context of neurorehabilitation for individuals with stroke and spinal cord injury.