Title :
Applications of transcranial magnetic stimulation
Author :
Epstein, Charles M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Neurol., Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Over the past decade research and clinical applications of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) have expanded greatly. These advances have depended on improvements in technology, in the models used to understand TMS biophysics, and in our understanding of TMS neurophysiology. Single-pulse TMS has been used extensively in studying motor and visual systems. Rapid, repetitive TMS (rTMS) has more powerful effects on cognitive function including speech, attention, and memory, but introduces the risk of provoking epileptic seizures in normal subjects. The paper reviews recent progress in TMS
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; biomagnetism; brain; health hazards; neurophysiology; reviews; speech; attention; clinical applications; cognitive function; epileptic seizures; memory; models; motor systems; normal subjects; rapid repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; reviews; risk; single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation; speech; transcranial magnetic stimulation neurophysiology; visual systems; Brain; Cerebral cortex; Coils; Epilepsy; Magnetic stimulation; Mood; Nervous system; Neurophysiology; Power system modeling; Speech;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802543
