Applications of transcranial magnetic stimulation

Author

Epstein, Charles M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Neurol., Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802543

Filename

802543