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nTMS, MEG, and fMRI: Comparing and Contrasting Three Functional Mapping Techniques

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This chapter compares and contrasts the three functional mapping techniques of nTMS, magnetoencephalography (MEG), and functional MRI. It is divided into two sections: the first section describes each of the three modalities, highlighting aspects of each modality that distinguish it from the others; the second section compares and contrasts these three modalities and seeks to help the reader identify which modality(ies) would be most helpful for given clinical situations.

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Tarapore, P.E., Nagarajan, S.S. (2017). nTMS, MEG, and fMRI: Comparing and Contrasting Three Functional Mapping Techniques. In: M. Krieg, S. (eds) Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54918-7_2

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