Semi-automated motor hotspot search (SAMHS): a framework toward an optimised approach for motor hotspot identification.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motor hotspot identification represents the first step in the determination of the motor threshold and is the basis for the specification of stimulation intensity used for various Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) applications. The level of experimenters' experience and the methodology of motor hotspot identification differ between laboratories. The need for an optimized and time-efficient technique for motor hotspot identification is therefore substantial.

Objective

With the current work, we present a framework for an optimized and time-efficient semi-automated motor hotspot search (SAMHS) technique utilizing a neuronavigated robot-assisted TMS system (TMS-cobot). Furthermore, we aim to test its practicality and accuracy by a comparison with a manual motor

SUBMITTER: Agboada D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757939 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature