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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has become an increasingly popular tool to modulate neural excitability and induce neural plasticity in clinical and preclinical models; however, the physiological mechanisms in which it exerts these effects remain largely unknown. To date, studies have primarily focused on characterizing rTMS-induced changes occurring at the synapse, with little attention given to changes in intrinsic membrane properties. However, accumulating evidence suggests that rTMS may induce its effects, in part, via intrinsic plasticity mechanisms, suggesting a new and potentially complementary understanding of how rTMS alters neural excitability and neural plasticity. In this review, we provide an overview of several intrinsic plasticity mechanisms before reviewing the evidence for rTMS-induced intrinsic plasticity. In addition, we discuss a select number of neurological conditions where rTMS-induced intrinsic plasticity has therapeutic potential before speculating on the temporal relationship between rTMS-induced intrinsic and synaptic plasticity.
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The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Instituto René Rachou, Avenida Augusto de Lima, 1715, CEP 30190-009, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address:
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Departamento de Farmacobiología. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 14330, Mexico. Electronic address:
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick - Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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