Trial reportThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2015
Static Magnetic Field Stimulation over the Visual Cortex Increases Alpha Oscillations and Slows Visual Search in Humans.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Static magnetic stimulation in the central nervous system: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Pooled 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
- Somatosensory evoked potentials and high-frequency oscillations after transcranial static magnetic stimulation over the primary somatosensory cortex.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Transcranial static magnetic stimulation over the motor cortex can facilitate the contralateral cortical excitability in human.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Modulating neural oscillations by transcranial static magnetic field stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: A crossover, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot study.The European journal of neuroscience · 2019Trial
- Static Magnetic Field Stimulation over Parietal Cortex Enhances Somatosensory Detection in Humans.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2017Trial
- Non-invasive modulation of somatosensory evoked potentials by the application of static magnetic fields over the primary and supplementary motor cortices.Scientific reports · 2016Trial
- Magnetoelectric Nanoparticles Enable Modulation of Cortical Networks by Low-Intensity Static Magnetic Fields In Vitro.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Home-based transcranial static magnetic field stimulation - concept, development, and clinical applications: IFCN handbook chapter.Clinical neurophysiology practice · 2026Review
- Effects of seasonal factors on brain function: Systematic review and future perspectives.iScience · 2025Article
- Alpha rhythm and Alzheimer's disease: Has Hans Berger's dream come true?Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Resting-State EEG Alpha Rhythms Are Related to CSF Tau Biomarkers in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Temporal Dynamics of Moderate-Intensity Transcranial Static Magnetic Stimulation in Young Adults.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2025Article
- TMS-EEG signatures of the effects of transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) on cortical excitability.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Static Magnetic Field Stimulation Enhances Shunting Inhibition via a SLC26 Family ClThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024Article
- Transcranial static magnetic field stimulation over hMT+ inhibits visual motion discriminability.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Tackling social anxiety with targeted brain stimulation: investigating the effects of transcranial static magnetic field stimulation on self-focused attention.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2024Article
- Noninvasive modulation of human corticostriatal activity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Synergistic effects of applying static magnetic fields and diazepam to improve EEG abnormalities in the pilocarpine epilepsy rat model.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effect of transcranial static magnetic stimulation over unilateral or bilateral motor association cortex on performance of simple and choice reaction time tasks.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
Transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) was recently introduced as a promising tool to modulate human cerebral excitability in a noninvasive and portable way. However, a demonstration that static magnetic fields can influence human brain activity and behavior is currently lacking, despite evidence that static magnetic fields interfere with neuronal function in animals. Here we show that transcranial application of a static magnetic field (120-200 mT at 2-3 cm from the magnet surface) over the human occiput produces a focal increase in the power of alpha oscillations in underlying cortex. Critically, this neurophysiological effect of tSMS is paralleled by slowed performance in a visual search task, selectively for the most difficult target detection trials. The typical relationship between prestimulus alpha power over posterior cortical areas and reaction time (RT) to targets during tSMS is altered such that tSMS-dependent increases in alpha power are associated with longer RTs for difficult, but not easy, target detection trials. Our results directly demonstrate that a powerful magnet placed on the scalp modulates normal brain activity and induces behavioral changes in humans.
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