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- Title
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: perspectives for application in the treatment of bipolar and unipolar disorders.
- Authors
Nahas, Z; Molloy, M A; Hughes, P L; Oliver, N C; Arana, G W; Risch, S C; George, M S
- Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) affects the brain by non-invasively stimulating the cerebral cortex and inducing electrical currents in neurons. The powerful magnetic field acts as a vector that passes across the scalp and the skull, and then converts into an electrical energy within the brain. Originally used in neurophysiology, TMS has since been applied in a variety of neuropsychiatric conditions, including mood disorders. Imaging studies in mood-disordered patients have pointed to dysfunctional limbic and prefrontal cortex activity. TMS researchers have thus postulated that dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) stimulation might change brain activity both locally and in paralimbic areas through transynaptic connections, and alter mood.
- Publication
Bipolar disorders, 1999, Vol 1, Issue 2, p73
- ISSN
1398-5647
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1034/j.1399-5618.1999.010203.x