Using _________ permits scientists to temporarily enhance or depress activity in a specific area of the brain.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) uses magnetic pulses to temporarily change activity in a targeted area of the brain. Depending on how it is applied, it can increase or decrease that area’s activity. EEG and MRI measure or image brain activity, while ESB involves electrical stimulation of the brain.

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