Transcraniële magnetische stimulatie: fascinerende ontwikkeling

- Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a novel technique for safely stimulating or inhibiting cortical brain functions. Its possible role in neurology and psychiatry is the subject of a broad field of research. At present, standard clinical implementation is not yet warranted. On the other hand, the technique as such is quite promising, especially because it can pave the way to a ‘bottom-up’ approach to mental disorder, starting from basic psychobiological concepts and then gradually developing in the direction of more complex clinical applications.