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Methods and devices for transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortical cartography

  • US 6,830,544 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2002
  • Issued: 12/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, said method comprising:

  • simultaneously stimulating and/or inhibiting a plurality of areas of the brain; and

    functionally assigning the stimulated and/or inhibited areas of the brain based on at least one of (i) presence of a perceived, but not actually present, sensory impression as a result of a stimulation pattern, and (ii) presence of a not perceived, but actually presents, sensory impression as a result of an inhibiting pattern.

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