Somatosensory evoked potentials and high-frequency oscillations after transcranial static magnetic stimulation over the primary somatosensory cortex.

ABSTRACT: Transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique known to reduce cortical excitability. Although its effectiveness has been demonstrated in various cortical regions, it remains unclear whether somatosensory processing is influenced by this stimulation. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether tSMS over the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) modulates somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and high-frequency oscillations superimposed on them (somatosensory HFOs). In a randomized crossover study, twenty healthy young adults received tSMS or sham stimulation over the left S1 (corresponding to C3 of the international 10-20 system) for 20 min. SEPs were recorded in response to right median nerve stimulation before, immediately after,

SUBMITTER: Tanaka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12929797 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature