Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Research at BNL

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a painless, non-invasive method used to explore aspects of the human brain’s physiology, such as language, vision and motor systems, and changes in functional anatomy caused by brain disorders. It can excite or inhibit a specific brain area, thereby activating or suppressing the related brain function, so facilitating functional mapping of cortical regions. TMS has been widely used in clinical neurology, in treating psychiatric disorders and as a research tool to study the brain’s plasticity, emotion, and cognition.

The Brookhaven TMS research program aims to establish an innovative multimodality technique by combining TMS, simultaneously or in separated sections, with other imaging modes, such as PET and fMRI, to advance our knowledge about brain behavior, the progression of neurological diseases, and the effects of drugs on neuronal activity; ultimately, this will assist in developing a new tool for treating neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as drug addiction and depression. This unique complex neuroimaging combination will allow us to carry out cutting-edge research on fundamental questions related with brain behavior/cognitive function and, therefore, to conduct an outstandingly innovative and exploratory research, promoting advances in medical sciences at BNL.

Last Modified: February 1, 2008
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