Toward Establishing a Therapeutic Window for rTMS by Theta Burst Stimulation

نویسنده

  • Walter Paulus
چکیده

In this issue of Neuron, Huang et al. show that a version of the classic theta burst stimulation protocol used to induce LTP/LTD in brain slices can be adapted to a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) protocol to rapidly produce long lasting (up to an hour), reversible effects on motor cortex physiology and behavior. These results may have important implications for the development of clinical applications of rTMS in the treatment of depression, epilepsy, Parkinson's, and other diseases.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Neuron

دوره 45  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005