title: Parameterization of transcranial magnetic stimulation.
abstract: A recent study (Di Lazzaro et al. J Neurophysiol 105: 2150-2156, 2011) describes the findings from a rigorous comparison on the effects of several popular variations of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) protocols. The results demonstrate that excitatory and inhibitory neural networks may be independently modulated based on TMS protocol selection. Moreover, the within-group replication of multiple between-group experiments suggests that independent evaluations of TMS parameters will continue to inform and guide future TMS research.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurology and Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. theodore.zanto@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rubens
authors.forename: Theodore P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Zanto
mesh_terms: D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology*; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
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