Compare and contrast the two ways of artificially stimulating or inhibiting neurons. Why do researchers use them?
What will be an ideal response?
Transcranial magnetic simulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current simulation (tDCS) allow researchers to excite or inhibit neuron activity in the human brain. Researchers use these techniques to investigate how specific brain areas or processing systems work. Both techniques are noninvasive. The main difference between them is that TMS uses a magnetic field, and tDCS uses electric current. Other differences are that tDCS is less expensive and easier to use than TMS, but TMS produces a stronger effect on neuron activity.
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