Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Pandan Indah, 55100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
  • 3 Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, G.B. Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Malays J Med Sci, 2015 Dec;22(Spec Issue):36-44.
PMID: 27006636 MyJurnal

Abstract

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive tool that is able to modulate the electrical activity of the brain depending upon its protocol of stimulation. Theta burst stimulation (TBS) is a high-frequency TMS protocol that is able to induce prolonged plasticity changes in the brain. The induction of plasticity-like effects by TBS is useful in both experimental and therapeutic settings; however, the underlying neural mechanisms of this modulation remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of continuous TBS (cTBS) on the intrahemispheric and interhemispheric functional connectivity of the resting and active brain.

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