Transcranial brain stimulation
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1. A transcranial magnetic nerve stimulator, comprising:
- a magnetic core being approximately hemispherical, said magnetic core comprising a highly saturable magnetic material having a magnetic saturation of at least 0.5 Tesla, and having windings of wire around at least a portion of said magnetic core.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for transcranial magnetic brain stimulation. The apparatus allows transcranial stimulation at higher power efficiency and lower heat generation than prior available magnetic stimulator coils without an iron core. Use of the apparatus allows an improved method for active localization of language function. The device can also be used in rapid rate transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression.
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1. A transcranial magnetic nerve stimulator, comprising:
a magnetic core being approximately hemispherical, said magnetic core comprising a highly saturable magnetic material having a magnetic saturation of at least 0.5 Tesla, and having windings of wire around at least a portion of said magnetic core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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33. A method for treatment of depression, comprising
(a) selecting a patient suffering from a depressive disorder; - and,
(b) magnetically stimulating the brain of the patient transcranially using a transcranial magnetic stimulator-having a magnetic core. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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35. A method for studying the brain, comprising:
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(a) Directing a subject to perform a predetermined task; and
,(b) Magnetically stimulating the brain of said subject transcranially during performance of said predetermined task using a transcranial magnetic stimulator having a magnetic core; and
,(c) Monitoring the speech arrest of said subject due to said magnetic stimulation.
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