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Brain mapping: Faradization of the mind
1Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3UD, UK. vin@psy.ox.ac.uk
Current Biology : CB
|March 28, 1998
Abstract:
Electromagnetic induction of focal currents in the brain - 'transcranial magnetic stimulation' - can be used to study cortical development and plasticity, as well as the organization of sensory and cognitive functions. It may also prove to be useful tool in the treatment of depression.