Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Transcranial magnetic stimulation induced pupil dilations can serve as a cortical excitability measure

The paper demonstrates that TMS-induced pupil dilations are a valid cortical excitability proxy, with larger pupil size indicating higher excitability, supported by Bayesian evidence across three experiments.

Age-dependent Effects of Titrating Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Intensity on Motor Sequence Learning

This study examines how different intensities of anodal tDCS affect motor sequence learning in young and older adults, finding age-dependent and non-linear dose effects.

A Systematic Comparison of tTIS Optimization Approaches for Focal Neuromodulation

This paper benchmarks seven tTIS optimization methods across 250 brain targets to provide evidence-based recommendations for selecting the best method based on target location, tissue type, and computation time.

Histologically Informed Multiscale Modeling of the Neuronal Elements Activated by TMS

The paper uses histological data and computational models to identify myelinated axon bends as potential targets for TMS, showing they have physiologically realistic activation thresholds.

Immersive bottle effect: Influence of virtual object simulation on modulation of corticospinal excitability by motor imagery

This study shows that observing virtual objects during motor imagery increases corticospinal excitability more than motor imagery alone, with immersive environments enhancing this effect.

Adaptive Bayesian localization of motor representation areas

This paper introduces an adaptive Bayesian method for localizing motor representation areas using TMS, reducing the number of stimuli needed for accurate localization.

After-effects of Parieto-occipital Gamma Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Behavioral Performance and Neural Activity in Visuo-spatial Attention Task

This study investigates the after-effects of parieto-occipital gamma tACS on visuo-spatial attention, finding lasting behavioral and neural changes in reaction time and EEG patterns.

Resonance-driven enhancement of sleep spindles using thalamic temporal interference stimulation

This study shows that thalamic temporal interference stimulation with a 5Hz envelope increases sleep spindle density through subthreshold resonance in thalamocortical relay neurons.

Anterior default mode brain state dynamics predict depressive symptom severity before and during TMS treatment

The paper uses EEG data from TMS-treated patients to show that changes in anterior default mode brain state dynamics predict depressive symptom improvement during treatment.

Phase of transcranial alternating current stimulation modulates working memory processing speed

This study shows that prefrontal theta-tACS modulates working memory reaction times in a phase-dependent manner, even when overall behavioral effects are not significant.

Multimodal Imaging-Based Targeting Approach for Network-Level Brain Stimulation

The paper introduces a multimodal fMRI framework to guide tDCS target selection by integrating intrinsic connectivity and task-evoked activity patterns.

Brain-State-Resolved Consistency of Corticospinal Responses with EEG-TMS

This study investigates how pre-stimulus mu rhythm dynamics affect the consistency of corticospinal responses to TMS, finding that mu power and functional connectivity reduce MEP variability.

Daily repetitive magnetic stimulation induces microglia-dependent homeostatic synaptic remodeling

This study shows that repeated rTMS induces microglia-dependent synaptic remodeling in pyramidal neurons, reducing synaptic strength and spine density.

Modulation of prefrontal functional connectivity by anodal tDCS over left DLPFC predicts performance enhancement in competitive swimmers: A simultaneous tDCS-fNIRS, double-blind, sham-controlled crossover study

This study examines how tDCS over the left DLPFC affects prefrontal connectivity and swimming performance, finding a correlation between connectivity reduction and performance improvement.

Bandpass corticospinal transmission during repetitive TMS revealed by motor unit recordings

This study uses HDsEMG to show that corticospinal transmission during rTMS is bandpass-like, with strongest transmission between 20-50 Hz and frequency-specific synaptic input increases.

Broadband gamma-band EEG changes during magnetophosphene perception induced by 20 Hz magnetic field stimulation

The paper investigates EEG changes during magnetophosphene perception induced by 20 Hz magnetic field stimulation and finds broadband high-frequency EEG activity associated with suprathreshold stimulation.

EEG-guided robotic control of transcranial magnetic stimulation

This paper develops an EEG-guided robotic TMS system that controls both pulse timing and location in real time, improving closed-loop neurostimulation for research and clinical applications.

Standardized MNI-Guided TMS Yields Functional Similarity to Individualized T1-Guidance: Evidence from Behavioral, Anatomical, and Electromagnetic Levels

This paper compares the functional and biophysical efficacy of MNI-guided and T1-guided TMS protocols, finding they yield comparable outcomes despite differences in anatomical precision.

Divergent scalp-to-region distance alteration patterns in autism spectrum disorders, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease

The paper develops an automatic pipeline to measure scalp-to-region distances (SRD) in brain diseases and identifies distinct SRD alteration patterns in autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.

Characterising and Minimising Step and Filtering Artifacts in TMS-EEG Recordings

The paper identifies and mitigates a step-drift artifact in TMS-EEG recordings through a processing pipeline involving polynomial detrending and modified filtering.

EEG Microstates Reveal Differential Network Dynamics under Constant Current and Oscillatory Brain Stimulation

The paper evaluates how different types of transcranial electrical stimulation affect EEG microstates in healthy adults, finding that oscillatory tDCS (otDCS) has the most widespread effects.

Pre-stimulus Brain States Predict and Control Variability in Stimulation Responses

This paper shows that pre-stimulus brain states predict and reduce variability in stimulation responses by timing interventions to optimal neural states.

Cellular Mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Climbing Fibers and Purkinje Neurons in the Cerebellum

This study investigates how transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) activates Purkinje cells and climbing fibers in turtle cerebellum, showing direct and synaptic activation mechanisms within the first 1.2 ms.

Multipair phase-modulated temporal interference electrical stimulation combined with fMRI.

This paper optimizes temporal interference stimulation (TIS) targeting in mice to reduce off-target effects while maintaining efficacy in the prefrontal cortex.

Cortical Stimulation Strength and sgACC Connectivity Shape Neuro-Cardiac Responses to Prefrontal TMS

This study shows that cortical electric-field strength and connectivity to the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex better predict neuro-cardiac responses to prefrontal TMS than conventional motor-threshold-based dosing.

Longitudinal Changes in Intracortical Excitability During Ramadan Fasting: A Paired-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study

This study examines changes in intracortical excitability during Ramadan fasting, finding a time-dependent increase in excitability without specific modulation of inhibitory or facilitatory circuits.

Understanding the mechanisms of lateral parietalmemory modulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment

This study investigates how transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) improves memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment by modulating semantic representations in parietal cortex and hippocampus.

Use of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation for improving motor performance in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This study reviews and analyzes anodal tDCS effects on motor performance in healthy adults, finding significant but inconsistent results with publication bias and heterogeneity.

Whole-brain mapping of TMS-induced discomfort with large-scale concurrent TMS-fMRI

This study maps TMS-induced discomfort across the whole brain using TMS-fMRI and shows it accounts for 12-25% of TMS-evoked responses.

Cortical and spinal contributions to remote interlimb facilitation in humans

This study investigates the neural mechanisms of remote interlimb facilitation in humans, finding increased corticospinal and spinal excitability during voluntary lower-limb contractions.