Corticospinal Tract Wiring and Brain Lesion Characteristics in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: Determinants of Upper Limb Motor and Sensory Function by Cristina Simon-Martinez, Ellen Jaspers, Lisa Mailleux, Els Ortibus, Katrijn Klingels, Nicole Wenderoth, Hilde Feys

“…Fifty-two participants with uCP (mean age (SD): 11 y and 3 m (3 y and 10 m)) underwent a single-pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation session to determine CST wiring between the motor cortex and the more affected hand (n=17 contralateral, n=19 ipsilateral, and n=16 bilateral) and an MRI to determine lesion timing (n=34 periventricular (PV) lesion, n=18 corticosubcortical (CSC) lesion), location, and extent. …”
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The immediate alteration of cerebellar Glx/GABA and cerebello-thalamo-cortical connectivity in patients with schizophrenia after cerebellar TMS by Chenyang Yao, Youjin Zhao, Qian Zhang, Ziyuan Zhao, Kai Ai, Bo Zhang, Su Lui

“…Abnormalities in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate + glutamine (Glx) levels also contribute to this pathology. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) applied to the cerebellum shows potential in alleviating schizophrenia symptoms, possibly by modulating functional connectivity or neurotransmitter levels. …”
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A protocol to optimize non-invasive brain stimulation for post-stroke rehabilitation by Ayesha Juhi, Manul Das, Dinesh Bhatia, Suman Dhaka, Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Shreya Sharma, Pritam Kumar Chaudhary, Chanchal Goyal, Md Asif Khan, Himel Mondal

“…This randomized controlled trial investigates the optimal dosing for post-stroke rehabilitation using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). …”
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Is the Frequency in Somatosensory Electrical Stimulation the Key Parameter in Modulating the Corticospinal Excitability of Healthy Volunteers and Stroke Patients with Spasticity? by Marco Antonio Cavalcanti Garcia, João Marcos Yamasaki Catunda, Marcio Nogueira de Souza, Ana Paula Fontana, Sandro Sperandei, Claudia D. Vargas

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of applying SES over the forearm muscles at four different frequencies of stimulation (3, 30, 150, and 300 Hz) and in two intervals of time (5′ and 30′) by means of transcranial magnetic stimulation and Hoffmann’s reflex (H-reflex) in healthy volunteers (Experiments  I and II). …”
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Left ventromedial prefrontal cortex inhibitory rTMS as an anti-stress intervention in opioid use disorder: Trial design by Tabitha E. Moses, Danielle Lenz, Leslie H. Lundahl, Nicholas A. Mischel, Christine Rabinak, Mark K. Greenwald

“…Objective: To investigate how inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the left ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) may alter stress-induced executive dysfunction, emotion dysregulation, and drug-seeking in people with opioid use disorder. …”
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Preservation of Bilateral Corticospinal Projections from Injured Hemisphere After Perinatal Stroke by Cameron P. Casey, Ellen N. Sutter, Alina Grimaldo, Kellie M. Collins, Jose Guerrero-Gonzalez, Ryan M. McAdams, Douglas C. Dean, Bernadette T. Gillick

“…Assessments included magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to characterize the lesion and quantify CST structural integrity, single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (spTMS) to evaluate CST functional circuitry, and neuromotor assessments. …”
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Modulating Brain Connectivity by Simultaneous Dual-Mode Stimulation over Bilateral Primary Motor Cortices in Subacute Stroke Patients by Jungsoo Lee, Eunhee Park, Ahee Lee, Won Hyuk Chang, Dae-Shik Kim, Yong-Il Shin, Yun-Hee Kim

“…Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been used for the modulation of stroke patients’ motor function. …”
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Effects on impulsivity and delay discounting of intermittent theta burst stimulation add-on to dialectical behavioral therapy in borderline personality disorder: a randomized, sham... by Milenko Kujovic, Christian Bahr, Mathias Riesbeck, Daniel Benz, Martina Deiß, Zsofia Margittai, Sebastian Henges, Dirk Reinermann, Christian Plewnia, Eva Meisenzahl

“…Abstract Background Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are both effective in treating borderline personality disorder (BPD). …”
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Noninvasive Brain Stimulations for Unilateral Spatial Neglect after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Nonrandomized Controlled Trials by Flávio Taira Kashiwagi, Regina El Dib, Huda Gomaa, Nermeen Gawish, Erica Aranha Suzumura, Taís Regina da Silva, Fernanda Cristina Winckler, Juli Thomaz de Souza, Adriana Bastos Conforto, Gustavo José Luvizutto, Rodrigo Bazan

“…Studies were selected if they were controlled and noncontrolled trials examining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), and theta burst stimulation (TBS) in USN after stroke, with outcomes measured by standardized USN and functional tests. …”
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Modulation of Acupuncture at Quchi (LI 11) and Waiguan (SJ 5) acupoints on LTP-like Plasticity by Qianqian SUN, Guo YU, Huitian ZHANG, Xiaokuo HE

“…Motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitudes induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the bilateral M1 were measured throughout the whole treatment process, including before acupuncture (15 min), the needle in situ (30 min) and the needle removal (20 min), the unilateral acupuncture effect on LTP-like plasticity induced by PAS was explored. …”
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Efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation interventions on cognitive impairment: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials by Minmin Wu, Wenjing Song, Xue Wang, Lili Teng, Jinting Li, Jiongliang Zhang, Xinyue Li, Donghui Yu, Huanhuan Jia, Binhan Wang, Qiang Tang, Luwen Zhu

“…Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) significantly enhanced short-term global cognition (standardized mean difference [SMD], 0.44; 95% CI 0.02–0.86), language (SMD, 1.64; 95% CI 1.22–2.06), executive function (SMD, 1.64; 95% CI 0.18–0.83), and long-term global cognition (SMD, 0.29; 95% CI 0.07–0.50). …”
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Age-related differences in long-term potentiation-like plasticity and short-latency afferent inhibition and their association with cognitive function by Tong Wang, Ying Shen, Tianjiao Zhang, Chuan He, Qian Lu, Jie Song, Manyu Dong, Yilun Qian, Sisi Huang, Jing Teng

“…Background The neurophysiological differences in cortical plasticity and cholinergic system function due to ageing and their correlation with cognitive function remain poorly understood.Aims To reveal the differences in long-term potentiation (LTP)-like plasticity and short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) between older and younger individuals, alongside their correlation with cognitive function using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).Methods The cross-sectional study involved 31 younger adults aged 18–30 and 46 older adults aged 60–80. …”
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Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation combined with robotic-assisted body weight-supported treadmill training enhances motor score and gait recovery in incomplete spinal cord inju... by Natalia Comino-Suárez, Juan C. Moreno, Álvaro Megía-García, Antonio J. del-Ama, Diego Serrano-Muñoz, Juan Avendaño-Coy, Ángel Gil-Agudo, Mónica Alcobendas-Maestro, Esther López-López, Julio Gómez-Soriano

“…Motor evoked potential (MEP) induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) were also assessed for lower limb muscles. …”
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Effects of a periodic intermittent theta burst stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease by Yue Wu, Lu Wang, Kai Wang, Shanshan Zhou, Pan Wu, Yibing Yan, Ling Wei, Bensheng Qiu, Yanghua Tian, Zhi Geng, Xingqi Wu, Panpan Hu, Guixian Xiao, Gongjun Ji, Hesheng Liu

“…Background Previous studies have demonstrated that excitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can improve the cognitive function of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Clinical and molecular outcomes from the 5-Year natural history study of SSADH Deficiency, a model metabolic neurodevelopmental disorder by Itay Tokatly Latzer, Jean-Baptiste Roullet, Wardiya Afshar-Saber, Henry H. C. Lee, Mariarita Bertoldi, Gabrielle E. McGinty, Melissa L. DiBacco, Erland Arning, Melissa Tsuboyama, Alexander Rotenberg, Thomas Opladen, Kathrin Jeltsch, Àngels García-Cazorla, Natalia Juliá-Palacios, K. Michael Gibson, Mustafa Sahin, Phillip L. Pearl

“…Methods SSADHD subjects underwent clinical evaluations, neuropsychological assessments, biochemical quantification of γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) and related metabolites, electroencephalography (standard and high density), magnetoencephalography, transcranial magnetic stimulation, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, and genetic tests. …”
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WAND: A multi-modal dataset integrating advanced MRI, MEG, and TMS for multi-scale brain analysis by Carolyn B. McNabb, Ian D. Driver, Vanessa Hyde, Garin Hughes, Hannah L. Chandler, Hannah Thomas, Christopher Allen, Eirini Messaritaki, Carl J. Hodgetts, Craig Hedge, Maria Engel, Sophie F. Standen, Emma L. Morgan, Elena Stylianopoulou, Svetla Manolova, Lucie Reed, Matthew Ploszajski, Mark Drakesmith, Michael Germuska, Alexander D. Shaw, Lars Mueller, Holly Rossiter, Christopher W. Davies-Jenkins, Tom Lancaster, C. John Evans, David Owen, Gavin Perry, Slawomir Kusmia, Emily Lambe, Adam M. Partridge, Allison Cooper, Peter Hobden, Hanzhang Lu, Kim S. Graham, Andrew D. Lawrence, Richard G. Wise, James T. R. Walters, Petroc Sumner, Krish D. Singh, Derek K. Jones

“…Abstract This paper introduces the Welsh Advanced Neuroimaging Database (WAND), a multi-scale, multi-modal imaging dataset comprising in vivo brain data from 170 healthy volunteers (aged 18–63 years), including 3 Tesla (3 T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ultra-strong (300 mT/m) magnetic field gradients, structural and functional MRI and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 3 T and 7 T, magnetoencephalography (MEG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), together with trait questionnaire and cognitive data. …”
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Resting fMRI-guided TMS evokes subgenual anterior cingulate response in depression by Romain J. Duprat, Kristin A. Linn, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Yvette I. Sheline, Ximo Liang, Gabriela Bagdon, Matthew W. Flounders, Heather Robinson, Michael Platt, Joseph Kable, Hannah Long, Morgan Scully, Joseph A. Deluisi, Michael Thase, Mario Cristancho, Julie Grier, Camille Blaine, Almaris Figueroa-González, Desmond J. Oathes

“…Background: Depression alleviation following treatment with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) tends to be more effective when TMS is targeted to cortical areas with high (negative) resting state functional connectivity (rsFC) with the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC). …”
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Applying Acupuncture as Part of Multidisciplinary Treatment for Locked-in Syndrome: A Case Report by Liu Tsung-Han, Tsung-Han Yang

“…In the meantime, the patient received repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulations, regular physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. …”