As important non-invasive techniques in brain stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) have been studied and compared in this paper by employing impedance method and a 3D human head model. The quantitative analysis of distributions of current density and electric field by tDCS and TMS have been presented. Results are compared and po...

www.expert-reviews.com ISSN 1473-7175 © 2010 Expert Reviews Ltd 10.1586/ERN.10.95 Transcranial magnetic stimulation Description of the method & devices Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) involves inducing an electrical current within the brain using pulsating magnetic fields, which are generated outside the brain near the scalp. The essential feature is using electricity to generate a rapi...

Objectives: Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability. Hand motor impairment resulting from chronic stroke may have extensive physical, psychological, financial, and social implications despite available rehabilitative treatments. The best time to start treatment for stroke, is in sub-acute period. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a method of stimulating and ...

Abstract Empathic abilities have been suggested to involve automatic simulation processes including mirror-like mechanisms in the somatosensory domain, within so-called tactile mirror system (TaMS). In TaMS, observation of a touch on one else's body activates same cortical network involved perception, comprising primary cortex (S1). As empathic appear be altered patients with borderline persona...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy for autism: an international consensus conference held in conjunction with the

The role of transcranial magnetic stimulation in epileptology is discussed in this article. Usefulness of TMS are discussed as a diagnostic tool in testing altered cortical excitability in patients with epilepsy and the modes of action of antiepileptic drugs, which are helpful to evaluate the pathophysiology of epilepsy. Also potential therapeutic tool in epilepsy with repetitive transcranial m...

In the 1990s, it is difficult to open a newspaper or watch television and not find someone claiming that magnets promote healing.Rarely do these claims stem from double-blind, peer-reviewed studies, making it difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. The current fads resemble those at the end of the last century, when many were falsely touting the benefits of direct electrical and weak ma...

A new study combining double-coil transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with TMS-induced 'virtual lesions' of the brain shows that the anterior intraparietal cortex causally influences interactions between ventral premotor and primary motor cortex during grasping.

We studied whether five sessions of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS treatment) applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) or the primary motor cortex (MC) in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) patients would have any effect on L-dopa-induced dyskinesias and cortical excitability. We aimed at a randomised, controlled study. Single-pulse transcranial magnetic ...

An analysis of two protocols transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for treatment‐resistant depression has found that remission rates were higher in older‐adult patients who had undergone fewer unsuccessful medication trials. Remission lowest with three or more antidepressant Results published online June 19, 2023, The British Journal Psychiatry .