Title :
Intensity and localization of eddy currents in transcranial magnetic stimulation to the cerebellum
Author :
Sekino, M. ; Hirata, M. ; Sakihara, K. ; Yorifuji, S. ; Ueno, S.
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ., Tokyo
Abstract :
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a method for stimulating neurons by an induction of eddy current in the brain (Ueno et al., 1990 and Sekino and Ueno, 2004). TMS of the cerebellum is carried out for basic studies of motor functions, and for potential therapeutic applications. However, the threshold for stimulating neurons in the cerebellum and localization of the eddy current are not clear. In this study, we obtained the eddy current distributions in the cerebellum using numerical simulations.
Keywords :
biomagnetism; brain; eddy currents; magnetic field effects; cerebellum; eddy currents intensity; eddy currents localization; transcranial magnetic stimulation; Brain modeling; Coils; Current density; Eddy currents; Magnetic fields; Magnetic heads; Magnetic stimulation; Medical diagnostic imaging; Neurons; Scalp;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference, 2006. INTERMAG 2006. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1479-2
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2006.376270
