Transcranial magnetic stimulation and the human brain

Mark Hallett
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Mark Hallett: Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Building 10, Room 5N226

Nature, 2000, vol. 406, issue 6792, 147-150

Abstract: Abstract Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is rapidly developing as a powerful, non-invasive tool for studying the human brain. A pulsed magnetic field creates current flow in the brain and can temporarily excite or inhibit specific areas. TMS of motor cortex can produce a muscle twitch or block movement; TMS of occipital cortex can produce visual phosphenes or scotomas. TMS can also alter the functioning of the brain beyond the time of stimulation, offering potential for therapy.

Date: 2000
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