7. TMS Flashcards
d’Arsonval (1896)
Beer (1902)
Thompson (1910)
Magnetically induced phosphenes (All were retinal stimulation).
- d’Arsonval presents the first report of magnetically induced phosphenes in human subjects by stimulation of the retina, not the cortex (painless stimulation of the nervous system by electromagnetic induction)
- Thompson shows the same thing but on himself
When was the first successful stimulation of the human motor cortex (TMS)?
1985
How does TMS work?
Magnetic coil with current running in one direction creates an electric field which goes through the scalp and generates another magnetic field in the underlying tissue which runs in the opposite direction
Figure of 8 TMS coil induced the strongest electrical field…
where the two loops meet, the induction is very focal under that spot
What are the two modes of TMS?
Disruptive - induces neural noise
Productive - produces things such as phosphenes, hand movements
What is the difference between TMS and fMRI/MEG?
- TMS is an interference technique (Aka virtual lesion technique)
- fMRI/MEG measure correlations (BOLD/magnetic fields related to behaviour)
What are the different TMS protocols:
- Single pulse
- Trains of pulses (r(repetitive)-TMS):
e.g. high freq (typically when someone is doing a task - online): 5 pulses at 10Hz
e. g. low freq (typically when someone is not doing a task - offline): 1Hz rTMS for 10 mins
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- Theta burst: very high frequency of rTMS (50Hz; offline)
How are hand muscle movements measured?
Using MEP
TMS stimulation propagates into …
connected and functionally coupled areas, including subcortical areas
Allen et al (2007) - physiological basis of TMS
- Stimulating cat visual cortex (short rTMS trains (1-4s) at various freqs (1-8Hz))
measured activity using single unit recording, haemodynamic recordings, local field potential tissue oxygenation
Key findings:
- Fx more pronounced with longer trains and higher freq:
- spontaneous activity (unrelated to stimulus) up by up to 200%
- Activity resulting from stimulus in vis cortex suppressed by up to 60%
- TMS disturbs phase relationship among neural responses
- neural spikes were decoupled from ongoing oscillations - Tight coupling between TMS-evoked neural responses and changes in cerebral haemodynamics
- initial increase and longer lasting decrease in tissue oxygenation and haemoglobin concentration
Paus et al (1997) - TMS: spatial resolution
TMS & PET
- positive correlation between CBF and number of trains at the stimulation site
- Changes 1-2cm in diameter
- Observed also distal (away from focal point, connected regions) CBF changes
Ilomoniemi et al. (1997) - TMS: spatial resolution
- EEG responses spread to other hemisphere within 20-30ms (distal changes)
- Difference between physiological TMS effect and functional TMS effect on behaviour (not strong to affect behaviour related to other hemisphere for example)
Critical time for TMS delivery coincides with time at which _____ can be recorded (___)
single unit responses, (earlier than ERPs - would have to use it before a known ERP response occurs)
Effects of a single TMS pulse may last up to ___ (but…)
70ms (but not all physiologically active 9 i.e. visible effect on behaviour)
In behavioural studies, single TMS pulse lasts at least ___ (Ashbridge et al., 1997)
10ms