Patent No. 6830544 Method and devices for transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortical cartography
Patent No. 6830544 Method and devices for transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortical cartography (Tanner, Dec 14, 2004) Abstract The invention relates to a method for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, wherein at least one point on the brain is stimulated and/or inhibited, and from the presence of a perceived but not actually present sensory impression as a result of a stimulation pattern and/or a not perceived but actually present sensory impression as a result of an inhibiting pattern, the stimulated or inhibited area of the brain is functionally assigned, and to a device for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, comprising at least one device for stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one particular area of a brain and a device for generating a visual and/or acoustic and/or sensory and/or olfactory sensory impression. Notes: TECHNICAL FIELD The present in...