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Is selective primary visual cortex stimulation achievable with TMS?

Niina Salminen-Vaparanta¹, Valdas Noreika, Antti Revonsuo

¹Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Turku, Finland. niisalm@utu.fi

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Targeting the primary visual cortex (V1) with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is challenging. Precise V1 stimulation requires individual functional anatomy mapping and computational modeling, as anatomical landmarks alone are insufficient.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Neuroimaging

Background:

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is frequently used to study the primary visual cortex (V1).
Accurate targeting of V1 is crucial for interpreting TMS study results.
Individual anatomical variations can complicate precise V1 stimulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To estimate the actual cortical stimulation sites of TMS targeting V1.
To evaluate the efficacy of different targeting strategies for V1 stimulation.
To identify factors influencing selective V1 stimulation.

Main Methods:

Used multifocal functional magnetic resonance imaging (mffMRI) to identify individual retinotopic areas.
Employed electric field modeling to derive cortical stimulation sites during TMS.
Compared stimulation accuracy using external anatomical landmarks versus individual mffMRI data.

Main Results:

Stimulation based on anatomical landmarks resulted in variable targeting, often affecting dorsal V2.
Selective V1 stimulation was achieved in only half of the participants using individual mffMRI data.
Dorsal V2 frequently obstructed selective V1 targeting due to its intermediate anatomical position.

Conclusions:

Selective V1 stimulation with TMS is anatomically dependent and not always achievable.
Successful V1 targeting necessitates MRI-navigated stimulation, participant selection, and computational modeling.
Further research is needed to optimize coil orientation for enhanced V1 selectivity.