Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on resting-state connectivity: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The brain is organized into networks that reorganize dynamically in response to cognitive demands and exogenous stimuli. In recent years, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has gained increasing use as a noninvasive means to modulate cortical physiology, with effects both proximal to the stimulation site and in distal areas that are intrinsically connected to the proximal target. In light of these network-level neuromodulatory effects, there has been a rapid growth in studies attempting to leverage information about network connectivity to improve neuromodulatory control and intervention outcomes. However, the mechanisms-of-action of rTMS on network-level effects remain poorly understood and is based primarily on heuristics from proximal stimulation findings. To help bridg

SUBMITTER: Beynel L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7571509 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature