Methods and devices for transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortical cartography
First Claim
1. A method for stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point or area of a brain using at least one stimulation device, wherein:
- a) the spatial structure of the head or brain is recorded;
b) a three-dimensional simulation model of the surface of the brain is generated from the recording of the spatial structure of the brain; and
c) the stimulation device is arranged relative to the head or brain using the three-dimensional simulation model of the surface of the brain, such that the at least one point or area of a brain can be stimulated using the stimulation device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to: a method for stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point or area of a brain using at least one stimulation device, wherein: the spatial structure of the head or brain is recorded; a three-dimensional simulation model of the surface of the brain is generated from the recording of the spatial structure of the brain; and the stimulation device is arranged relative to the head or brain using the three-dimensional simulation model of the surface of the brain, such that the at least one point or area of the brain can be stimulated using the stimulation device; a device for stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point or area of a brain, comprising a recording device for detecting the spatial structure of the brain, a computational device for generating a simulation model of the surface of the brain and at least one stimulation or induction device, in particular a coil; a method for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, wherein at least one particular area is stimulated using a stimulation device and the stimulus response is measured at at least two different positions, and a device for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, comprising at least one stimulation device and at least two stimulus detection devices.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point or area of a brain using at least one stimulation device, wherein:
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a) the spatial structure of the head or brain is recorded;
b) a three-dimensional simulation model of the surface of the brain is generated from the recording of the spatial structure of the brain; and
c) the stimulation device is arranged relative to the head or brain using the three-dimensional simulation model of the surface of the brain, such that the at least one point or area of a brain can be stimulated using the stimulation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 21, 28)
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- 12. A device for stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point or area of a brain, comprising a recording device for detecting the spatial structure of the brain, a computational device for generating a simulation model of the surface of the brain and at least one stimulation or induction device, in particular a coil.
- 16. A method for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, wherein at least one particular area is stimulated using a stimulation device and the stimulus response is measured at at least two different positions.
- 26. A device for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, comprising at least one stimulation device and at least two stimulus detection devices.
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