Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

The Causal Role Of Beta Band Desynchronization: Individualized High-Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Improves Bimanual Motor Control

This study shows that individualized beta-band tACS improves bimanual motor control and increases movement-related beta desynchronization during motor planning.

Distinct impacts of sodium channel blockers on the strength-duration properties of human motor cortex neurones

This study examines how sodium channel blockers affect the strength-duration properties of human motor cortex neurons using TMS, revealing distinct effects between carbamazepine and lacosamide.

Somatodendritic orientation determines tDCS-induced neuromodulation of Purkinje cell activity in awake mice.

This study shows that tDCS-induced neuromodulation of Purkinje cells in awake mice depends on their somatodendritic orientation relative to the electric field.

Repeated tDCS at clinically-relevant field intensity can boost concurrent motor learning in rats.

This study shows that repeated anodal tDCS at 2 V/m during motor training in rats improves motor learning, especially in right-pawed animals, without affecting MEPs.

MRI-free Virtual Neuronavigation for TMS

The paper develops an MRI-free virtual neuronavigation method for TMS using scalp measurements and a standard head model, achieving 2.75 mm mean error in simulated tests.

Single and paired TMS pulses engage spatially distinct corticomotor representations in human pericentral cortex

This study compares the spatial properties of corticomotor maps elicited by single-pulse and paired-pulse TMS in humans, finding spatially distinct cortical circuits for single- and paired-pulse TMS.

A High-Precision Timing Method and Digital Interface for Closed-Loop TMS

This paper develops a digital interface for precise, brain-state-dependent TMS timing, achieving sub-millisecond accuracy in EEG-TMS synchronization.

NeuroSimo: an open-source software for closed-loop EEG- or EMG-guided TMS

NeuroSimo provides open-source software for real-time closed-loop EEG-TMS stimulation, enabling flexible and precise control with low timing error.

Stimulation parameters shape effective connectivity pathways: insights from microstate analysis on TMS-evoked potentials

This study investigates how TMS pulse parameters affect effective connectivity pathways using microstate analysis of TMS-evoked potentials.

Theta-burst stimulation over primary somatosensory cortex modulates tactile acuity of tongue

This study examines how theta-burst stimulation over primary somatosensory cortex affects tactile acuity of the tongue, finding that cTBS impairs spatial acuity while iTBS improves it.

Focal control of non-invasive deep brain stimulation using multipolar temporal interference

This paper introduces multipolar temporal interference (mTI), a method that improves focal control of non-invasive deep brain stimulation in animals.

DLPFC Stimulation Suppresses High-Frequency Neural Activity in the Human sgACC

This study shows that TMS to the DLPFC reduces high-frequency neural activity in the sgACC, suggesting a mechanism for its antidepressant effects.

Transcranial electrical stimulation for memory enhancement: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This paper reviews and analyzes 113 studies on transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) for memory enhancement, finding a small but significant effect on memory tasks with generally good tolerability.

Sensory prediction errors predict motor prediction errors

The paper shows that sensory and motor prediction errors are linked, as auditory attenuation predicts motor attenuation during TMS.

Electroencephalographic responses before, during, and after upper limb paired associative stimulation

This paper presents an EEG dataset measuring brain activity during PAS protocols with different inter-stimulus intervals, showing changes in brain dynamics before, during, and after stimulation.

Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS)-induced changes of resting-state brain entropy (BEN)

This study examines how different intensities of iTBS affect brain entropy in healthy participants using resting-state fMRI data.

High-frequency sampling rate reduces TMS-pulse artifact duration but not decay artifact: implications for immediate TMS-EEG responses

This study examines how high-frequency EEG sampling affects TMS-induced artifacts, finding that while it reduces pulse artifact duration, it does not eliminate the decay artifact, which limits the measurement of immediate cortical responses.

Differential glutamatergic and GABAergic responses drive divergent prefrontal cortex neural outcomes to low and high frequency stimulation

The paper investigates how low- and high-frequency brain stimulation differentially affects glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons in the prefrontal cortex of rodents.

Mu-Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Induces Phasic Entrainment and Plastic Facilitation of Corticospinal Excitability

This study investigates how mu-tACS affects corticospinal excitability through entrainment and neuroplasticity, showing persistent entrainment and replicated facilitation effects.

Micromagnetic Stimulation (μMS) Controls Dopamine Release: An in vivo Study Using WINCS Harmoni

This study uses micromagnetic stimulation to control dopamine release in rodent brains, showing coil orientation and intensity affect dopamine concentration in real time.

Computational Methods for Optimal Coil Placement and Maximization of Lobule-Focused Cortical Activation in Cerebellar TMS

This paper develops a computational pipeline to optimize TMS coil placement for targeted cerebellar lobule activation, showing improved electric field intensity and reduced spillover.

Tracking changes in corticospinal excitability during visuomotor paired associative stimulation to predict motor resonance rewriting

Targeting anterior cingulate cortex with tDCS: an overview and analysis of electric field magnitude

This paper reviews tDCS studies targeting the anterior cingulate cortex, analyzing electric field distribution and its relation to observed effects.

Test-retest reliability of TMS motor evoked responses and silent periods during explosive voluntary isometric contractions.

This study evaluates the test-retest reliability of TMS motor evoked potentials and silent periods during explosive contractions, finding that reliability improves with more averaged measurements.

Pulsed inhibition of corticospinal excitability by the thalamocortical sleep spindle

The paper uses real-time spindle detection to show that sleep spindles suppress corticospinal excitability during their falling flank, contributing to phase-dependent plasticity.

Predicting Neuroplasticity Effects of Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation with Biomarkers from the Motor Evoked Potential TMS Input-Output Curve

This paper shows that baseline TMS-MEP input-output curve parameters can predict individual responses to cTBS, with MEPmax and S50 being significant predictors.

EPICURUS: E-field-based spatial filtering procedure for an accurate estimation of local EEG activity evoked by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

EPICURUS improves TMS-EEG signal reconstruction by isolating local cortical responses using individualized E-field modeling.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Reduces Non-Decision Time in Perceptual Decisions

This study shows that Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) reduces non-decision time in perceptual decisions without affecting mental speed, offering a method to counteract age-related cognitive slowing.

Statistical method accounts for microscopic electric field distortions around neurons when simulating activation thresholds

The paper introduces a statistical method to adjust macroscopic electric field predictions by accounting for microscopic field distortions caused by brain microstructure, improving alignment with experimental neuron activation thresholds.

Repeated application of bifocal transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) improves network connectivity and driving performance: a double-blind sham control study

This study shows that repeated bifocal tACS improves functional connectivity and general driving performance but not response inhibition in young adults.