Solving the orientation specific constraints in transcranial magnetic stimulation by rotating fields

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 2; p. e86794
• Main Authors: Rotem, Assaf, Neef, Andreas, Neef, Nicole E, Agudelo-Toro, Andres, Rakhmilevitch, David, Paulus, Walter, Moses, Elisha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.02.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Animals; Biology; Brain; Cell culture; Coiling; Cortex (motor); Engineering; Hippocampus; Hippocampus - physiology; Human subjects; Humans; Magnetic Fields; Male; Medicine; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Models, Biological; Morphology; Neurology; Neurons; Neurosciences; Orientation; Pharmacology; Physics; Psychiatry; Rats; Sensitivity; System effectiveness; Technology application; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - instrumentation; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods; Variability

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a promising technology for both neurology and psychiatry. Positive treatment outcome has been reported, for instance in double blind, multi-center studies on depression. Nonetheless, the application of TMS towards studying and treating brain disorders is st...