Half sine, monophasic and biphasic transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human motor cortex

M Sommer, A Alfaro, M Rummel, S Speck, N Lang… - Clinical …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare half sine transcranial magnetic stimuli (TMS) with conventional
monophasic and biphasic stimuli, measuring resting and active motor threshold, motor …

Comparison between short train, monophasic and biphasic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the human motor cortex

N Arai, S Okabe, T Furubayashi, Y Terao, K Yuasa… - Clinical …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare motor evoked potentials (MEPs) elicited by short train,
monophasic, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulations (rTMS) with those by short train …

Comparative assessment of best conventional with best theta burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols on human motor cortex excitability

N Zafar, W Paulus, M Sommer - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Comparative assessment of best conventional with best theta burst repetitive
transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) protocols on human motor cortex excitability …

Intra-and interindividual variability of motor responses to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

M Sommer, T Wu, F Tergau, W Paulus - Clinical neurophysiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Objectives: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can modify cortical
excitability and is widely used for clinical and research purposes. We sought to determine …

Modulation of input–output curves by low and high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex

M Gangitano, A Valero-Cabré, JM Tormos… - Clinical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objectives: Exploring the modulatory effects of different frequencies of repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the excitability of the motor cortex as measured by the input …

Determining which mechanisms lead to activation in the motor cortex: a modeling study of transcranial magnetic stimulation using realistic stimulus waveforms and …

R Salvador, S Silva, PJ Basser, PC Miranda - Clinical neurophysiology, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine which mechanisms lead to activation of neurons in the motor
cortex during transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with different current directions and …

Differences in after-effect between monophasic and biphasic high-frequency rTMS of the human motor cortex

N Arai, S Okabe, T Furubayashi, H Mochizuki… - Clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study differences in the long-term after-effect between high-frequency,
monophasic and biphasic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). METHODS …

Inter-and intra-individual variability of paired-pulse curves with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

F Maeda, M Gangitano, M Thall… - Clinical neurophysiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Objectives: Previous studies have evaluated the variability of motor thresholds (MTs) and
amplitude of motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) …

Modulation of cortical oscillatory activity during transcranial magnetic stimulation

D Brignani, P Manganotti, PM Rossini… - Human brain …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can transiently modulate cortical excitability, with a
net effect depending on the stimulation frequency (≤ 1 Hz inhibition vs.≥ 5 Hz facilitation, at …

Motor thresholds in humans: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study comparing different pulse waveforms, current directions and stimulator types

T Kammer, S Beck, A Thielscher… - Clinical …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objectives: To evaluate the stimulation effectiveness of different magnetic stimulator devices
with respect to pulse waveform and current direction in the motor cortex. Methods: In 8 …