ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2022
Transcranial magnetic stimulation set-up for small animals.
Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Multi-coil TMS for preclinical applications in ultra-high-field MRI.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Non-invasive therapeutics for neurotrauma: a mechanistic overview.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- High inductance magnetic-core coils have enhanced efficiency in inducing suprathreshold motor response in rats.Physics in medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Detailed high quality surface-based mouse CAD model suitable for electromagnetic simulations.Biomedical physics & engineering express · 2023Article
- A C-shaped miniaturized coil for transcranial magnetic stimulation in rodents.Journal of neural engineering · 2023Article
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Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is widely applied on humans for research and clinical purposes. TMS studies on small animals, e.g., rodents, can provide valuable knowledge of the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms. Administering TMS on small animals is, however, prone to technical difficulties, mainly due to their small head size. In this study, we aimed to develop an energy-efficient coil and a compatible experimental set-up for administering TMS on rodents. We applied a convex optimization process to develop a minimum-energy coil for TMS on rats. As the coil windings of the optimized coil extend to a wide region, we designed and manufactured a holder on which the rat lies upside down, with its head supported by the coil. We used the set-up to record TMS-electromyography, with electromyography recorded from limb muscles with intramuscular electrodes. The upside-down placement of the rat allowed the operator to easily navigate the TMS without the coil blocking their field of view. With this paradigm, we obtained consistent motor evoked potentials from all tested animals.
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