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Measuring and Manipulating Functionally Specific Neural Pathways in the Human Motor System with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 01:00Participant Recruitment and Electromyography (EMG) Electrode Placement
- 02:11Target Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Brain Area Localization
- 03:12Optimal TMS Coil Position Localization and Threshold Determination
- 04:43Dual-Site TMS (Resting State)
- 06:25Cortical Paired Associative Stimulation (cPAS)
- 07:20Results: Representative MEP Traces Under Various Test Conditions
- 09:15Conclusion
This article describes new approaches to measure and strengthen functionally specific neural pathways with transcranial magnetic stimulation. These advanced noninvasive brain stimulation methodologies can provide new opportunities for the understanding of brain-behavior relations and development of new therapies to treat brain disorders.
