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Transcranial magnetic stimulation: studying the brain--behaviour relationship by induction of ‘virtual lesions’

Year: 1999

Type: review

Abstract: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) provides a non-invasive method of induction of a focal current in the brain and transient modulation of the function of the targeted cortex. Despite limited understanding about focality and mechanisms of action, TMS provides a unique opportunity of studying brain-behaviour relations in normal humans. TMS can enhance the results of other neuroimaging techniques by establishing the causal link between brain activity and task performance, and by exploring functional brain connectivity.

Source: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0476

Authors: Alvaro Pascual-Leone, D Bartres-Faz, J P Keenan

Institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Mental Health, National Eye Institute