Subthreshold repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation drives structural synaptic plasticity in the young and aged motor cortex

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Authors

Alexander D. Tang · The University of Western Australia

William M. Bennett · University of Tasmania

Aidan Bindoff · University of Tasmania

Samuel J. Bolland · The University of Western Australia

Jessica M. Collins · University of Tasmania

Ross C. Langley · University of Tasmania

Michael I. Garry

Abstract

These findings provide further evidence that rTMS drives synaptic plasticity in the brain and uncovers structural synaptic plasticity as a key mechanism of subthreshold rTMS induced plasticity.

Topics & Keywords

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Conducting polymers and applications Muscle activation and electromyography studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Brain stimulation

Volume 14, Issue 6, pp. 1498-1507

DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.10.001

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