Magnetic Pulse Seen as Boon for Brain Research – NPR Health Broadcast Highlights TMS in Research
January 25, 2007From the broadcast: “Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is more than just a new way to treat mental disorders. It also allows scientists to probe tiny areas of the human brain to find out what they do.”
“Harvard neurologist Alvaro Pascual-Leone says images from brain scans can’t do this. And it’s essential for scientists trying to understand how the brain works.”
“‘The only way we’re able to really disentangle the functions of this very complicated organ is by tapping here or there,’ Pascual-Leone says.”
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