Transcranial magnetic stimulation and cognitive neuroscience
Nature reviews. NeurosciencePublished 1 October 2000
Vincent Walsh, Alan Cowey
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The most important (and least understood) considerations regarding the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation for cognitive neuroscience are discussed and advances in theUse of this technique for the replication and extension of findings from neuropsychology are outlined.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used to investigate almost all areas of cognitive neuroscience. This article discusses the most important (and least understood) considerations regarding the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation for cognitive neuroscience and outlines advances in the use of this technique for the replication and extension of findings from neuropsychology. We also take a more speculative look forward to the emerging development of strategies for combining transcranial magnetic stimulation with other brain imaging technologies and methods in the cognitive neurosciences.
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