Transcranial magnetic stimulation with electroencephalography: methodology, applications for research and cilinics
https://doi.org/10.17650/2222-8721-2017-7-4-20-32
Abstract
Combined use of transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) is a highly informative cutting edge technology which is relevant for fundamental, clinical and translational research. Unique capabilities of TMS-EEG approach allow to assess the functional state and connectivity of brain regions thus opening new prospects for the evaluation of the TMS effects in non-motor cortical areas. TMS-EEG responses have diagnostic and prognostic potential for many neurological and mental illnesses. Simultaneous co-registration of TMS with EEG remains a technically sophisticated procedure and requires specialized equipment in conjunction with application of complex data analysis techniques. This review describes the details of TMS-EEG technique, principles of the experiment design, the shape and the reproducibility of TMS- evoked responses and applications of this promising approach both in research and in clinics.
About the Authors
M. A. Nazarova
Centre for Cognition and Decision Making of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Russian Federation
Build. 1, 3a Krivokolennyy Pereulok, Moscow 101000, Russia
Russian Federation
Build. 1, 3a Krivokolennyy Pereulok, Moscow 101000, Russia
E. D. Blagoveschenskiy
Centre for Cognition and Decision Making of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Russian Federation
Build. 1, 3a Krivokolennyy Pereulok, Moscow 101000, Russia
Russian Federation
Build. 1, 3a Krivokolennyy Pereulok, Moscow 101000, Russia
V. V. Nikulin
Centre for Cognition and Decision Making of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Build. 1, 3a Krivokolennyy Pereulok, Moscow 101000, Russia
Leipzig, Germany
M. V. Mitina
Centre for Cognition and Decision Making of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Russian Federation
Build. 1, 3a Krivokolennyy Pereulok, Moscow 101000, Russia
Russian Federation
Build. 1, 3a Krivokolennyy Pereulok, Moscow 101000, Russia
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