DocumentCode
2471390
Title
A model of performance improvement induced by TMS
Author
Katz, Bruce F.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
161
Lastpage
162
Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation may paradoxically improve performance by adding noise to a neural system. This paper presents a connectionist model of this effect
Keywords
biomagnetism; brain models; neural nets; neurophysiology; patient treatment; clean decision making; cognitive decision making; cognitive task; connectionist model; latent activity; neural system; noise; output bounding function; performance improvement; relaxation cycle; subthreshold activation level; thought processes; transcranial magnetic stimulation; winner-take-all model; Brain modeling; Crosstalk; Decision making; Encoding; Magnetic noise; Magnetic stimulation; Neurons; Noise figure; Noise level; Temperature control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7419-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.2002.999515
Filename
999515
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