Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Spinal Recurrent Inhibition Shapes the Dynamics of TMS-induced Motor-Evoked Potentials: A Computational Modeling Study

This study presents a computational model of the motor pathway that reproduces individual MEP waveforms and reveals the critical role of spinal recurrent inhibition in shaping their temporal structure.

Computational investigation of circuit mechanisms underlying short-latency responses to cortical stimulation

The paper uses computational models of cortical circuits to investigate the mechanisms behind D- and I-wave responses to cortical stimulation, finding consistent patterns across different cortical regions.

Does Pre-Sensorimotor Brain Activity Modulate TMS-Evoked Potentials?

This study investigates how pre-sensorimotor brain activity affects TMS-evoked potentials during motor imagery, finding that trial-by-trial variability in brain states influences TEP amplitudes.

Edge controllability is associated with treatment response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression.

The paper examines how edge-based controllability of the structural connectome relates to treatment response in depression patients undergoing rTMS.

Engagement-Dependent Neural Entrainment Underlies Dissociable tACS Effects on Item and Sequence Working Memory

This study uses tACS and MEG to show that different theta stimulation patterns enhance item or sequence working memory based on neural engagement and oscillatory mechanisms.

Functionally Relevant and Reliable Brain Stimulation Targets for Enhancement of Novel Word-Learning

This study identifies reliable and functionally relevant brain regions for tDCS to enhance novel-word learning and assesses test-retest reliability of behavioral and imaging outcomes.

Unifying transcranial focused ultrasound and transcranial magnetic stimulation effects with calcium-dependent synaptic plasticity theory

This paper develops a mathematical model of calcium-dependent synaptic plasticity to unify the effects of transcranial focused ultrasound and transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Manipulating Excitation-Inhibition Balance by Temporal Interference Brain Stimulation at Different Frequencies

This study shows that TIBS envelope frequency selectively modulates excitation-inhibition balance by targeting different neuron types at varying frequencies.

Associations between striatal neurochemical changes and resting-state functional connectivity following transcranial temporal interference stimulation

This study investigates whether 20-Hz tTIS modulates striatal neurochemical markers and functional connectivity, finding group-dependent associations between Glx changes and network alterations.

Suppression of corticospinal excitability by sleep spindles without increase in GABAergic inhibition

The paper investigates how sleep spindles affect corticospinal excitability and GABAergic inhibition during NREM sleep using TMS and EEG, finding no significant phase-dependent modulation of SICI.

Sleep spindle state-dependent motor cortical plasticity induction by EEG-triggered ripple burst TMS

This study uses EEG-triggered rTMS during specific sleep spindle states to induce motor cortical plasticity, finding that spindle-trough stimulation consistently reduces corticospinal excitability.

tACS increases alpha burst duration in a frequency- and montage-specific manner

This study shows that tACS at 10 Hz in posterior regions increases alpha burst duration, but not cognitive performance or resting state cognition.

Frontal stimulation reshapes SCAN connectivity and improves motor function in Parkinson's disease

This study shows that stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex improves motor function in Parkinson's disease, particularly under cognitive load, by altering functional connectivity in the somato-cognitive action network.

Test-Retest Reliability of Motor Evoked Potentials Across Eight Bilateral Lower-Limb Muscles

This study assesses the test-retest reliability of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) in lower-limb muscles, finding that reliability varies by muscle, stimulation intensity, and quantification method.

No effect of anodal high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation during motor sequence learning in older people

This study investigates the effect of conventional and high-definition tDCS on motor sequence learning in older adults, finding no significant enhancement in learning or retention.

Low-cost monophasic transcranial magnetic stimulator

This paper presents a low-cost monophasic TMS device that can exceed average human motor thresholds under specific modeling assumptions.

Low Intensity Multi-Channel Steering TMS Array for Network Level Neuromodulation

The paper presents a multichannel LI-TMS array capable of electronically steering electric fields for network-level neuromodulation, achieving cortical fields comparable to tES without scalp contact.

TIDE: Tractography-Informed Dose Estimation for individualised TMS intensity

TIDE estimates individualised TMS intensity for non-motor targets by integrating RMT, electric-field modelling, and tractography to account for pathway-specific stimulation efficiency.

Virtual reality headset geometry constrains dorsolateral prefrontal cortex targeting with transcranial magnetic stimulation

This study quantifies how VR headset geometry affects TMS coil placement and intensity compensation in DLPFC targeting, showing that some headsets exceed compensable distance limits.

PROBE: A Neurophysiology-Informed Bayesian Optimization Framework for Adaptive TMS Motor Hotspot Mapping, Algorithm Design and Monte Carlo Evaluation

The paper introduces PROBE, a Bayesian optimization framework for TMS motor hotspot mapping, showing improved accuracy and efficiency compared to grid search and other methods.

Anisotropic conductivity modeling for tDCS in Parkinsons disease using multidimensional diffusion MRI

tDCS fields from a multidimensional diffusion MRI conductivity model stayed within a few percent of DTI and isotropic predictions in 29 participants; whole-brain field instead tracked CSF fraction.

Pre-Supplementary Motor Area Theta Burst Stimulation Alters Corticomotor Facilitation and Action Reinitiation Without Impairing Response Inhibition

This study shows that preSMA theta burst stimulation affects corticomotor facilitation and action reinitiation but not response inhibition in healthy adults.

Explicit knowledge gates expectation suppression in the motor system: Evidence from a TMS oddball paradigm

This study shows that expectation suppression occurs in the motor system, but only when participants have explicit knowledge of the sequence structure.

Real-time brain-state-coupled cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation of cognitive networks

This paper demonstrates theta-phase-locked fronto-parietal cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation (ccPAS) in humans, showing distinct changes in EEG activity and network connectivity compared to controls.

How representative are MNI152-derived montages for temporalinterference stimulation?

This study evaluates how representative MNI152-derived montages are for temporal interference stimulation across different brain targets and finds they underrepresent deep targets but overestimate coverage ratios.

Resting bilateral sensorimotor mu rhythm suppression facilitates ipsilesional M1 excitability after stroke

This study identifies EEG brain states reflecting ipsilesional M1 excitability after stroke, finding group-level mu suppression and inconsistent individual patterns.

Independent Mesh Realizations Introduce Percent-Level Variability in Temporal Interference Simulations

The paper quantifies variability in temporal interference simulations caused by non-deterministic mesh generation and shows that multi-run averaging reduces this noise.

Simulation-informed low-current anodal tDCS accelerates early motor recovery after photochemically induced cortical stroke in rats

This study shows that low-current anodal tDCS, calibrated to simulate human-equivalent weak electric fields, accelerates early motor recovery after photochemically induced cortical stroke in rats.

Dose-dependent power and connectivity modulation of low frequency oscillations through transcranial magnetic stimulation in non-human primates.

This study shows that TMS intensity modulates low-frequency LFP power and connectivity in non-human primates, with initial connectivity enhancement scaling with TMS intensity.

Premovement suppression of corticospinal excitability is modulated by reaction time task requirements

This study examines how reaction time task requirements affect premovement suppression of corticospinal excitability using transcranial magnetic stimulation.