The investigators hypothesize that ten sessions of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation yield ability to upregulate the function of primary motor cortex and prefrontal cortex that play key roles in motor and frontal memory processing.
Excitatory (\>3Hz) rTMS could facilitate the brain cortex and neuroplasticity that benefits motor control and working memory when the coil is applied over primary motor cortex or dorsolateral prefrontal gyrus.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
150
Using high-sensitivity infrared to detect the active brain areas
To modulate brain cortex
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
RECRUITINGChange of Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
Test cognition including memory, attention, language...
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Change of Montreal Cognitive Assessment
Test cognition including memory, attention, and language.
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Change of Fugl-Meyer Assessment , Wolf Motor Function Test
Test upper limb motor function.
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
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