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    • Neuroscience
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Computational Biology

    Background:

    • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a clinical tool for treating mental disorders and studying brain function.
    • Optimization of TMS stimulation parameters, such as coil orientation, is crucial for enhancing treatment efficacy.
    • Current understanding of how coil orientation impacts TMS stimulation threshold remains incomplete.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effect of coil orientation on the TMS stimulation threshold for neuronal activation.
    • To identify optimal coil orientations for different TMS coil current pulse shapes and widths.
    • To validate the findings using previously published experimental data.

    Main Methods:

    • A multi-scale modeling approach was employed, integrating a macro-scale model of the human brain cortex with a micro-scale model of a layer 5 pyramidal neuron.
    • Simulations were conducted for the left primary motor cortical area.
    • The study analyzed various TMS coil current pulse shapes and widths.

    Main Results:

    • Specific coil orientations that minimize the TMS stimulation threshold for neuronal activation were identified.
    • The modeling approach successfully predicted optimal coil orientations.
    • Simulation results were validated against experimental data from another research team.

    Conclusions:

    • Multi-scale modeling is a versatile tool for predicting and mapping optimal TMS coil orientations.
    • This approach can be applied to various current pulses and coil locations for diverse therapeutic applications.
    • Understanding optimal coil orientation is key to improving TMS efficacy in clinical practice.