On the Role of Priming in the Development of Modern Rehabilitation Technologies

Abstract

Research studies conducted over the last years relating to the use of priming or the precedence effect while restoring impaired functions and cognitive rehabilitation of patients in a neurological clinic are analyzed. This paper is about the wide variety of priming, including transcranial magnetic and electrical stimulation, as well as preliminary presentation of acoustic and visual stimuli. The data presented show a wide range of conditions under which specific types of priming can be successfully used in the clinic, taking into account that the number of studies is growing every year. It is thought that the activation of neuroplasticity mechanisms underlies the positive effects of priming in the treatment of various neurological and psychogenic disorders. Based on the results obtained, the present research demonstrates that visual object priming is effective through the procedure of resonance scanning, or LED photostimulation with the frequency gradually increasing in the range of main EEG rhythms.