Improvement of tactile discrimination performance and enlargement of cortical somatosensory maps after 5 Hz rTMS.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is increasingly used to investigate mechanisms of brain functions and plasticity, but also as a promising new therapeutic tool. The effects of rTMS depend on the intensity and frequency of stimulation and consist of changes of cortical excitability...

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Main Authors: Martin Tegenthoff, Patrick Ragert, Burkhard Pleger, Peter Schwenkreis, Ann-Freya Förster, Volker Nicolas, Hubert R Dinse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030362