title: History of magnetic stimulation of the nervous system.
abstract: The use of a time-varying magnetic field to induce a sufficiently strong current to stimulate living tissue was first reported by d'Arsonval in 1896. Since then, there have been many studies in what is now called magnetic stimulation. This paper traces the history of this field from d'Arsonval to its present use in neurophysiology.
authors.affiliation: William A. Hillenbrand Biomedical Engineering Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Geddes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000266:history*; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000266:history*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005060:Europe; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D014481:United States