ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2012
Repetitive magnetic stimulation induces functional and structural plasticity of excitatory postsynapses in mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures.
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- Effects of rTMS treatment on global cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Safety and recommendations for TMS use in healthy subjects and patient populations, with updates on training, ethical and regulatory issues: Expert Guidelines.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Guideline
- Pharmacological adjuncts and transcranial magnetic stimulation-induced synaptic plasticity: a systematic review.Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPNPooled it
- Exploration of NMDA and GABA receptor-mediated plasticity induced by 10-Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.Translational psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Clinical Effect on Cortical Reactivity of Theta Burst Versus High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: A TMS-EEG Study.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Trial
- Nil effects of μ-rhythm phase-dependent burst-rTMS on cortical excitability in humans: A resting-state EEG and TMS-EEG study.PloS one · 2018Trial
- Effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) after acute stroke: A one-year longitudinal randomized trial.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2017Trial
- Augmenting LTP-Like Plasticity in Human Motor Cortex by Spaced Paired Associative Stimulation.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Mechanisms of transcranial magnetic brain stimulation.Physiological reviews · 2026Review
- Precision in Delivery, Variability in Response: A Multiscale Mechanistic Framework for Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Cross-Frequency Magnetic Modulation of Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity: From Cellular Mechanisms to System-Level Adaptation.Brain sciences · 2026Review
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- Cellular Mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Climbing Fibers and Purkinje Neurons in the Cerebellum.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Pharmacological and Mechanistic Interventions for Cognitive Impairment Associated With Schizophrenia: A Review of Registered Clinical Trials.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2026Review
- Complexity of resting cortical activity predicts neurophysiological responses to theta-burst stimulation but fails to generalize: A rigorous machine-learning approach.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex modulates single-neuron activity in humans.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Static and Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation in Cancer Therapy: A Scoping Review.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- The Role of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Response for Major Depressive Disorder.The journal of ECT · 2026Article
- Efficient Gaussian process-based motor hotspot hunting with concurrent optimization of TMS coil location and orientation.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation enhances hippocampal plasticity via GluN2A-mediated signaling.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
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Abstract
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that can alter cortical excitability in human subjects for hours beyond the stimulation period. It thus has potential as a therapeutic tool in neuropsychiatric disorders associated with alterations in cortical excitability. However, rTMS-induced neural plasticity remains insufficiently understood at the cellular level. To learn more about the effects of repetitive magnetic stimulation (rMS), we established an in vitro model of rMS using mouse organotypic entorhino-hippocampal slice cultures. We assessed the outcome of a high-frequency (10 Hz) rMS protocol on functional and structural properties of excitatory synapses in mature hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings, immunohistochemistry, and time-lapse imaging techniques revealed that rMS induces a long-lasting increase in glutamatergic synaptic strength, which is accompanied by structural remodeling of dendritic spines. The effects of rMS on spine size were predominantly seen in small spines, suggesting differential effects of rMS on subpopulations of spines. Furthermore, our data indicate that rMS-induced postsynaptic changes depend on the NMDA receptor-mediated accumulation of GluA1-containing AMPA receptors. These results provide first experimental evidence that rMS induces coordinated functional and structural plasticity of excitatory postsynapses, which is consistent with a long-term potentiation of synaptic transmission.
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