Frequency-specific effects of repetitive magnetic stimulation on primary astrocyte cultures.

Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive technique that uses magnetic pulses over the cranium to induce electrical currents in underlying cortical tissue. Although rTMS has shown clinical utility for a number of neurological conditions, we have only limited understanding of how rTMS influences cellular function and cell-cell interactions.

Objective: In this study, we sought to investigate whether repeated magnetic stimulation (rMS) can influence astrocyte biology in vitro.