Pulse configuration-dependent effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on visual perception

• Published in: Neuroreport Vol. 13; no. 17; p. 2229
• Main Authors: Antal, Andrea, Kincses, Tamas Z, Nitsche, Michael A, Bartfai, Orsolya, Demmer, Iris, Sommer, Martin, Paulus, Walter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 03.12.2002
• Subjects: Adult; Contrast Sensitivity - physiology; Female; Functional Laterality - physiology; Genetic Variation - physiology; Humans; Male; Phosphenes - physiology; Reaction Time - physiology; Sensory Thresholds - physiology; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - instrumentation; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation - instrumentation; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation - methods; Visual Cortex - physiology; Visual Perception - physiology

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive technique for direct stimulation of the neocortex. In the last two decades it is successfully applied in the study of motor and sensory physiology. TMS uses the indirect induction of electrical fields in the brain generated by intense changes...