Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Transcranial Electric Stimulation: applications in Neurology and Psychiatry

• Authors: Joaquim P. BRASIL–NETO

Title variants

EO

Transkrania magneta stimulado kaj transkrania elektra stimulado: aplikadoj en Neŭrologio kaj Psikiatrio

• Languages of publication: EO

Abstracts

EN

Cerebral plasticity plays an important role in learning and in neurological recovery after nervous lesions. However, in certain nervous diseases that same plasticity may lead to nervous system malfunction. Nowadays there are new methods that seem to be able to modulate nervous system function, namely transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation. By use of these methods it may be possible, for example, to transiently improve learning and other mental abilities in normal volunteers or to treat symptoms of maladaptive brain plasticity in various neurological and psychiatric conditions. In this article we review the history, the fundamentals and the most important uses of these techniques.

Keywords

EN

TES   TMS   brain
plasticity   transcranial direct current stimulation   transcranial magnetic stimulation  

Discipline

• ELECTRONICS: ELECTRONICS

• Publisher: ZOZ Ośrodek UMEA SHINODA-KURACEJO
• Journal: Medicina Internacia Revuo
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 103
• Pages: 106-109
• Document Type: article