Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can tune brain functions non-invasively, safely and effectively without the need for surgery or drugs. Thus it can enable treatment of several debilitating neurological and psychiatric disorders and enhancement of cognitive capabilities. TMS has gained significant attention as a treatment for depression and is used for investigating therapeutic effects on several brain disorders at the human level but its mechanism is poorly understood.

V přednášce budou shrnuty poznatky ze 7-měsíční stáž na univerzitě ve Stellenboschi při SANSA v Hermanusu (západní Kapsko, JAR). Zmíněny budou zkušnosti s návrhem SQUIDů, fluxgate magnetometrů, cívkových systémů pro kalibrace aerospace magnetometrů.