Interconnections between cortical areas revealed by transcranial magnetic stimulation.
The fact that TMS of cerebral cortex is associated with inhibitory as well as excitatory properties is important because it makes it possible to investigate interconnections between cortical areas and tracing these functional interconnections by a noninvasive excitation or inhibition and temporary interference with the flow of impulses in the cerebral cortex. An important tool is thereby added to the analysis of higher cortical functions.
Cracco
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RQ
Department of Neurology, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn 11203, USA.
Amassian
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VE
Maccabee
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PJ
Cracco
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JB
D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation