The Sensorimotor Control and Learning Lab (SCiLL) adds cutting-edge non-invasive brain stimulation technology

Sensorimotor Control and Learning Lab member performing transcranial magnetic stimulation

Representatives from Rogue Research Inc © were on campus today to set up the Sensorimotor Control and Learning Lab (SCiLL) latest device; an Elevate TMS controllable pulse parameter transcranial magnetic stimulator. Controllable pulse parameter transcranial magnetic stimulation, or cTMS, is a significant advance in non-invasive brain stimulation technology. cTMS gives the user control over stimulation parameters that are not modifiable in traditional stimulators. The enhanced control will give SCiLL members an increased stimulus resolution. The improved selectivity of the stimulator will allow the SCiLL to study the functional significance of specific populations of brain cells to sensorimotor motor control and skilled ability.

There are only a handful of these new devices worldwide, and this is the first research unit in Canada. Integrated with our existing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) infrastructure, this new addition puts the SCiLL lab at the forefront of non-invasive brain study in Canada.