ID Number		1908
Study Type		Human / Provocation
Model		75 Hz (pulsed ELF) stimulation of volunteers prior to trans cranial mangnetic stimulation
Details		Volunteers (n = 22) were exposed to a 75 +/- 2 Hz pulsed ELF (pulse duration 1.3 msec) for 45 minutes using a custom coil (IGEA S.p.A) at the level of the forehead. The peak magnetic field was 1.8 +/- 0.2 mT and the peak E-field was 3 +/- 1 mV. Following pulsed magnetic field exposure, the authors stimulated motor evoked potentials (MEP) in subjects using trans cranial magnetic stimulation with a large single pulse from a coil over the right motor cortex. The authors report that sensorimotor processing during TEM was increased following the pulsed magnetic exposure from the IGEA device (140.2 +/- 7.8 % of TEM stimulation alone). The authors suggest that the pulsed magnetic field may interact with slutamatergic synapses and signaling pathways, although the impact on congnitive function was not known.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Universite Cattolica, Rome Italy
Funding Agency		IGEA S.p.A
Country		ITALY
References		Capone, F et al. J Neural Transm, (2009) 116:257-265
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