Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2011 Apr;22(2):141-52, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2010.11.002.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a novel brain stimulation technique that has advanced the understanding of brain physiology, and has diagnostic value as well as therapeutic potential for several neuropsychiatric disorders. The stimulation involves restricted cortical and subcortical regions, and, when used in combination with a visually guided technique, results in improved accuracy to target specific areas, which may also influence the outcome desired. This article reviews the principles underlying the mechanism of action of TMS, and discusses its use to obtain functional maps of the motor and visual cortex, including technical considerations for accuracy and reproducibility of mapping procedures.
经颅磁刺激（TMS）是一种新颖的脑刺激技术，它提高了人们对大脑生理学的理解，并且对几种神经精神疾病具有诊断价值和治疗潜力。刺激涉及皮质和皮质下的受限区域，并且当与视觉引导技术结合使用时，可提高针对特定区域的准确性，这也可能影响所需的结果。本文回顾了 TMS 作用机制的基本原则，并讨论了其在获得运动和视觉皮层功能图中的应用，包括用于映射程序的准确性和可重复性的技术考虑因素。
