How does TMS affect the brain? Created with Sketch. TMS pushes electrical charge into nerve cells to alter their activity and communication. TMS increases or decreases neural activity in certain ...

Other results of the study map connections between brain cells based on their ability to pump charged particles through channels, building up charge imbalances (potentials) along their membranes.

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. Charge is a property of a body which experiences a force in an electric field. Charge is measured in coulombs (C). Since electrons are so small and one ...