Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be useful for therapeutic purposes. Numerous studies have indicated the potential of this non-invasive brain stimulation technique to recover brain function. This field of knowledge is rapidly expanding and considerable advances have been made in the last few years. There are clinical protocols already approved for Depression (and anxiety comorbid with major depressive disorder), OCD, migraine headache with aura, and cessation smoking treatment but many studies are concentrating their efforts on extending its application to other diseases, e.g. as a treatment adjuvant. This is true for pain and stroke but other diseases/injuries of the central nervous system need attention (e.g. tinnitus or the surprising epilepsy). Further, the capacities of TMS to be used in health are also being explored. TMS studies have shown enhancement of motor excitability, potential to recover inter-hemispheric imbalance and many other applications.
This Research Topic aims at putting these studies together and give an
overview of the TMS applications and /or mechanisms.
The authors are welcome to submit works associated with TMS or other brain stimulation approaches either investigating the effects of the techniques or using the work as proof of concept to a new protocol of treatment.
We welcome articles on the following themes (but not limited to):
- Studies focusing on the identification of optimal parameters
- The selection of the best stimulation locations, the design of new protocols of excitation/inhibition
- Reviews or case studies
- basic research on the inhibitory pathways and excitatory neurotransmitters, are all welcome here.
- multimodal approaches, such as MRI, PET, EEG, fNIRS, that could be used in conjunction with brain stimulation to explore the mechanisms behind it
- data from pilot clinical trials exploring innovative and rationally-based applications of brain stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be useful for therapeutic purposes. Numerous studies have indicated the potential of this non-invasive brain stimulation technique to recover brain function. This field of knowledge is rapidly expanding and considerable advances have been made in the last few years. There are clinical protocols already approved for Depression (and anxiety comorbid with major depressive disorder), OCD, migraine headache with aura, and cessation smoking treatment but many studies are concentrating their efforts on extending its application to other diseases, e.g. as a treatment adjuvant. This is true for pain and stroke but other diseases/injuries of the central nervous system need attention (e.g. tinnitus or the surprising epilepsy). Further, the capacities of TMS to be used in health are also being explored. TMS studies have shown enhancement of motor excitability, potential to recover inter-hemispheric imbalance and many other applications.
This Research Topic aims at putting these studies together and give an
overview of the TMS applications and /or mechanisms.
The authors are welcome to submit works associated with TMS or other brain stimulation approaches either investigating the effects of the techniques or using the work as proof of concept to a new protocol of treatment.
We welcome articles on the following themes (but not limited to):
- Studies focusing on the identification of optimal parameters
- The selection of the best stimulation locations, the design of new protocols of excitation/inhibition
- Reviews or case studies
- basic research on the inhibitory pathways and excitatory neurotransmitters, are all welcome here.
- multimodal approaches, such as MRI, PET, EEG, fNIRS, that could be used in conjunction with brain stimulation to explore the mechanisms behind it
- data from pilot clinical trials exploring innovative and rationally-based applications of brain stimulation