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Noninvasive modulation of cortical plasticity promotes beneficial plastic changes that may help in treating patients with cerebral injury.

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Pons, T. Reorganizing the brain. Nat Med 4, 561–562 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0598-561

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