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TMS: investigation of the causal involvement of brain areas in cognitive functions by means of virtual lesions
Acronym
TMS-1
Code
05B03006
Duration
01 December 2006 → 31 December 2008
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Animal experimental and comparative psychology
    • Applied psychology
    • Human experimental psychology
Keywords
cognitive neurosciences brain lesion
 
Project description
 

Transcranial magnetic stimulation interferes with the normal physiological processing of local brain areas. Application of tms over brain areas that have been identified by fMRI to play a role in certain cognitive functions allows to determineer the causal involvement of specific local brain areas in specific cognitive functions. The technique will be used in the domains of cognitive control, numerical condition and language production.