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

Recent studies using priming, the effect of precedence, in the restoration of impaired functions and cognitive rehabilitation of neurological clinic patients have been analyzed. Various types of priming were considered, including transcranial magnetic and electrical stimulation, as well as the preliminary presentation of acoustic and visual stimuli. The presented data show that the range of conditions and specific types of successful application of priming in the clinic is quite wide, and the number of studies increases annually. It is believed that the activation of neuroplasticity mechanisms underlies the positive effects of priming in the treatment of many neurological and psychogenic disorders. Using the example of the author’s own research, the advantages of visual priming in the form of resonance scanning and LED photostimulation with a gradually increasing frequency within the basic rhythms of the electroencephalogram are emphasized.