Utilizing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Study the Human Neuromuscular System

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January 20th, 2012

10.3791/3387-v

January 20th, 2012

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive tool to gain insight on the physiology and function of the human nervous system. Here, we present our TMS techniques to study cortical excitability of the upper limb and lumbar musculature.

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Title

2:00

FCR Muscles: Preparation and Stimulation Optimization

3:51

FCR Muscles: Quantifying MEP Amplitude and Silent Period Duration using Single-pulse TMS

4:57

Quantification of Facilitation and Inhibition Using Paired-pulse TMS of the FCR Muscles

6:28

ES Muscles: Quantifying Single-pulse and Paired-pulse TMS Results

6:36

Preparation of the ES Muscles for TMS and Optimizing Stimulation Location and Intensity

10:05

Representative TMS Results

11:35

Conclusion

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