Noninvasive System of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Focused and Deep |
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| Viviane S. G. Martins, Francisco de A. F. Tejo, Raimundo C. S. Freire, Rubem A. da Silva, Arlindo G. S. B. Neto, Thais L. V. N. Silva, Marco A. Marcolin, Erich T. Fonoff |
- Abstract:
- The Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive stimulation process which induces an electric field in the brain, to excite or inhibit groups of neurons. However, the current technology reaches only the motor cortex, about 1.5 cm deep, thus greatly restricting the areas of stimulation. This paper proposes a new geometry of TMS coil to reach further internal brain structures, such as the basal ganglia, with improved focality.
- Keywords:
- bioeletromagnetism, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, magnetic fields, electric fields, quasi-statics
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC4-2013-163.pdf
- DOI:
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 Symposium 2013
- Title:
- 19th IMEKO TC4 Symposium Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 17th TC4 IWADC Workshop on ADC and DAC Modelling and Testing)
- Place:
- Barcelona, SPAIN
- Time:
- 18 July 2013 - 19 July 2013