Title :
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Author :
Amassian, V.E. ; Maccabee, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Downstate Med. Center, State Univ. of New York, NY
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), by providing a method of stimulating human brain without the need for surgical exposure or significant discomfort, facilitated the study of cerebral functions in both normal subjects and patients. The aspects of TMS treated include: (1) The part(s) of neurons readily direct excited by TMS; (2) the optimal relationship between the orientations of the electric field induced by TMS and the directly excited neurons; (3) the transynaptic effects of the directly excited neurons that are either distant or local; (4) the effects of repetitive versus single pulse TMS
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomagnetism; brain; cellular biophysics; electric fields; neurophysiology; patient treatment; cerebral functions; electric field; excited neurons; human brain; repetitive TMS; single pulse TMS; transcranial magnetic stimulation; transynaptic effects; Biomembranes; Coils; Humans; Magnetic flux; Magnetic heads; Magnetic stimulation; Nerve fibers; Neurons; Skull; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259398
