Title :
Simulation of magnetic stimulation of the brain
Author :
J. Starzynski;B. Sawicki;S. Wincenciak;A. Krawczyk;T. Zyss
Author_Institution :
Chair of the Theor. of Electr. Eng., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
Abstract :
The paper presents a computer simulation of the transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain with a low-frequency magnetic field, a technique which is proposed to replace the electroconvulsive treatment in psychiatry. The field model is based on the T-/spl Omega/ formulation, that, by the low electric conductivity and constant magnetic permeability of the human tissue, allows us to build a finite-element model of the head only.
Keywords :
"Brain modeling","Magnetic stimulation","Computational modeling","Computer simulation","Magnetic fields","Psychiatry","Conductivity","Permeability","Humans","Finite element methods"
Journal_Title :
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
