Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Characterising the contribution of auditory and somatosensory inputs to TMS-evoked potentials following stimulation of prefrontal, premotor and parietal cortex

This study investigates how auditory and somatosensory inputs contribute to TMS-evoked potentials (TEPs) in different cortical regions and finds that later TEPs reflect sensory input while earlier peaks reflect cortical stimulation.

Systematic cross-species comparison of prefrontal cortex functional networks targeted via Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

This study compares TMS-targeted functional networks in human and non-human primate prefrontal cortex using electric field modeling and fMRI, identifying species-specific network differences.

Interhemispheric inhibition between dorsal premotor and primary motor cortices is released during preparation of unimanual but not bimanual movements.

Neural effects of TMS trains on the human prefrontal cortex

This study investigates how TMS trains affect neural activity in the human prefrontal cortex using noninvasive measurements and finds no evidence of amplitude changes but detects non-local and phase-based neural effects.

Unraveling Neural Complexity: Exploring Brain Entropy to Yield Mechanistic Insight in Neuromodulation Therapies for Tobacco Use Disorder

This study uses brain entropy measured via fMRI to explore the neural mechanisms of rTMS in tobacco use disorder, finding reduced entropy in key brain regions after dlPFC stimulation.

Concurrent action observation but not motor imagery modulates interhemispheric inhibition during physical execution

The paper examines how action observation and motor imagery affect interhemispheric inhibition during physical execution, finding that action observation reduces inhibition when preceded by motor imagery.

Frequency-dependent phase entrainment of cortical cell types during tACS: Converging modeling evidence

The paper models how different cortical cell types respond to tACS at various frequencies, finding frequency-dependent polarization and entrainment patterns.

Machine learning approaches to predicting whether muscles can be elicited via TMS

This paper uses machine learning to predict motor evoked potential (MEP) presence from TMS setup parameters, achieving up to 90% accuracy within subjects.

Trigeminal nerve direct current stimulation causes sustained increase in neural activity in the rat hippocampus

This study shows that trigeminal nerve direct current stimulation increases hippocampal spike rates and alters spike-field coherence, mediated through the locus coeruleus-noradrenergic pathway.

Distinct effects of priming the brain using tDCS and observational practice: new evidence from brain effective connectivity.

This study compares the effects of tDCS and observational practice on bimanual coordination, finding higher juggling scores with observation and distinct brain connectivity patterns.

Enhancing visual perceptual learning using transcranial electrical stimulation: transcranial alternating current stimulation outperforms both transcranial direct current and random noise stimulation

This study compares the effectiveness of different transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) methods combined with visual perceptual learning (VPL) and finds that 10 Hz tACS provides the strongest enhancement in learning rate and performance.

Excitatory drive to spinal motoneurones is necessary for serotonin to modulate motoneurone excitability via 5-HT2 receptors in humans

This study shows that 5-HT2 receptor antagonism reduces corticospinal and motoneurone excitability during rest and voluntary contractions, but increases cervicomedullary responses only when descending drive is present.

Visual cortex anodal tDCS does not alter reading performance for Chinese presented character-by-character to normal peripheral vision

This study tests if anodal tDCS improves Chinese character reading in normal peripheral vision but finds no effect on reading accuracy.

Quantitative Impact of Coil Misalignment and Misplacement in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

This paper quantifies how coil misalignment and positioning errors in TMS affect cortical field strength and treatment efficacy.

Direct cortical stimulation induces short-term plasticity of neural oscillations in humans

This study shows that 10Hz brain stimulation induces predictable changes in neural oscillations, with low frequencies showing broad effects and high frequencies showing stronger magnitude changes, linked to baseline activity patterns.

Directional Sensitivity of Cortical Neurons Towards TMS Induced Electric Fields

The paper develops computationally efficient average response models of cortical neurons to estimate TMS-induced stimulation thresholds based on electric field orientation.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) triggers dose-dependent homeostatic rewiring in recurrent neuronal networks

This paper uses computational modeling to show that rTMS induces dose-dependent homeostatic structural plasticity in neuronal networks, influenced by stimulation parameters and inhibition.

Ageing attenuates exercise-enhanced motor cortical plasticity

This study examines how ageing affects exercise-induced changes in motor cortical plasticity, finding that older adults show reduced plasticity responses to stimulation after exercise.

Reliability of resting-state EEG modulation by continuous and intermittent theta burst stimulation of the primary motor cortex: A sham-controlled study

This study examines the reliability of resting-state EEG modulation by cTBS and iTBS on the primary motor cortex, finding no significant group-level effects and low-to-moderate reliability across sessions.

TMS-EEG shows mindfulness meditation is associated with an altered excitation/inhibition balance in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

This study uses TMS-EEG to show that mindfulness meditators have altered excitation/inhibition balance in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex compared to controls.

Dissociation of direct and peripheral transcranial magnetic stimulation effects in nonhuman primates

This study investigates the direct and peripheral effects of TMS in non-human primates using invasive recordings, showing dose-dependent responses and spatial specificity.

A Classification-Based Generative Approach to Selective Targeting of Global Slow Oscillations during Sleep

This paper introduces a classification-based generative approach to optimize closed-loop tACS during sleep by targeting global slow oscillations, showing potential for improving memory consolidation.

Effects of hippocampal noninvasive theta-burst stimulation on consolidation of associative memory in healthy older adults

This study examines if theta-burst patterned tTIS targeting the hippocampus improves associative memory consolidation in older adults, finding it enhances recollection time 24 hours post-stimulation.

Modeling the Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Spatial Attention

This study investigates how transcranial magnetic stimulation affects spatial attention using biophysical modeling and fMRI, finding limited correlation between electric fields and behavior but selective attentional inhibition in some subjects.

Facilitation of sensorimotor temporal recalibration mechanisms by cerebellar tDCS in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and healthy subjects

This study investigates whether cerebellar tDCS improves sensorimotor temporal recalibration in schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients and healthy subjects, finding similar recalibration effects and facilitation with cerebellar stimulation.

Enhancement of neurophysiological signatures of working memory by combined yoga and tDCS

This study examines the combined effects of yoga and tDCS on ERP components during a working memory task, finding significant changes in P200 and P300 amplitudes.

A Systematic Review and Large-Scale tES and TMS Electric Field Modeling Study Reveals How Outcome Measure Selection Alters Results in a Person- and Montage-Specific Manner

This study reviews E-field outcome measures in tES and TMS and shows how they vary by person and montage, with limited overlap between methods.

Understanding Neuromodulation Pathways in tDCS: Brain Stem Recordings in Rat During Trigeminal Nerve Direct Current Stimulation

This study investigates how direct current stimulation of the trigeminal nerve modulates neural activity in rat brainstem nuclei and shows that blocking the nerve reverses this effect.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation of primary motor cortex elicits a site-specific immediate transcranial evoked potential

The paper records immediate transcranial evoked potentials (i-TEPs) from TMS of the primary motor cortex and finds they are site-specific and modulated by stimulation parameters.

Overlap in the cortical representation of hand and forearm muscles as assessed by navigated TMS

This study examines cortical representation overlap between hand and forearm muscles using navigated TMS and finds greater overlap in synergistic muscle pairs.