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Recent advances in neuromodulation combined with neuroimaging enable unprecedented insights into the mechanisms supporting human motor control and recovery after stroke. In this talk I will show how tDCS–MRI reveals targeted cortical inhibition can restore large-scale network connectivity after stroke, and how concurrent tACS–MRI links neurochemical states and oscillatory dynamics to functional connectivity during motor learning. I will also present an MRI-compatible transcranial ultrasound approach that allows selective perturbation of deep brain structures, providing causal access to subcortical contributions previously unreachable with non-invasive methods. Together, these technologies have the potential to reshape our understanding of motor plasticity and inform next-generation strategies to enhance motor learning and rehabilitation.