Transcranial magnetic stimulation with a half-sine wave pulse elicits direction-specific effects in human motor cortex
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) commonly uses so-called monophasic pulses where the initial rapidly changing current flow is followed by a critically dampened return current. It has been shown that a monophasic TMS pulse preferentially excites different cortical circuits in the human motor hand area (M1-HAND), if the induced tissue current has a posterior-to-anterior (PA) or anterior-to-posterior (AP) direction. Here we tested whether similar direction-specific effects could be elicited in M1-HAND using TMS pulses with a half-sine wave configuration.
Original language | English |
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Journal | BMC Neuroscience |
Volume | 13 |
Pages (from-to) | 139 |
ISSN | 1471-2202 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
- Biophysics, Electric Stimulation, Electromyography, Evoked Potentials, Motor, Female, Hand, Humans, Male, Motor Cortex, Muscle, Skeletal, Reaction Time, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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