This Core allows testing of TMS on a number of conditions. As the
equipment aged, we upgraded the human facility and used the older
equipment to develop our capacity to use TMS on animals in the Animal
Electrophysiology Core.
Effects of TMS on tinnitus:Top:
PET scan showing hypermetabolic temporal lobe in a tinnitus
patient. Middle: Repeat scan of same patient after a
single treatment with TMS, note decrease in metabolism.
Bottom: Scan after repetitive TMS treatments to alleviate
symptoms in the same patient.
Effects of TMS on tinnitus: Top:
PET scan showing hypermetabolic temporal lobe in a tinnitus
patient. Middle: Repeat scan of same patient after a
single treatment with TMS, note decrease in metabolism.
Bottom: Scan after repetitive TMS treatments to alleviate
symptoms in the same patient.