Methods and devices for transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortical cartography
AssigneeBrainlab AG
InventorPhilipp Tanner
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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.
Claims14
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.
A method for determining the function of a particular area of a brain, said method comprising:
- positioning a stimulating device using a simulation model of at least one of (i) the stimulating device, (ii) the head, (iii) the brain, and (iv) the surface of the brain;
- stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point 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 present, sensory impression as a result of an inhibiting pattern.
A method for determining the function of a particular area of a brain, said method comprising:
- stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point 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 present, sensory impression as a result of an inhibiting pattern, wherein for examining the olfactory cortex of a person, olfactory stimuli are presented and the structure of the olfactory cortex is deduced from the presence or absence of an olfactory sensory impression.
A device for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, said device comprising:
- a plurality of devices for simultaneously stimulating and/or inhibiting a plurality of areas of a brain;
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- a device for generating a visual and/or acoustic and/or sensory and/or olfactory sensory impression.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.