title: Transcranial magnetic stimulation.
abstract: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive and painless method of stimulating the cerebral cortex that allows the study of cortical excitability and inhibition. This article describes the technique, the parameters most commonly studied, the clinical applications of TMS, and potential research applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. vreid@partners.org
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation