Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic (rTMS) stimulation has been shown to be effective in modulating tinnitus. Most frequently, the use of low-frequency rTMS has been thought to reduce excess activity of the auditory cortex. However, recent animal studies show diverging results regarding firing rates of neurons in the auditory cortex following tinnitus induction. At the same time, evidence increasingly suggests that the tinnitus percept and affective (distress) could be related to synchronous activity of neurons in the auditory cortex, as well as between auditory and non-auditory brain regions. This finding implies that the effects of rTMS may be at least partially mediated by mechanisms acting on synchronicity. Furthermore, low frequency rTMS may not be the optimal parameter for achieving changes. In the project, we will apply 4 parameters of TMS (1 and 10 Hz rTMS); intermittent and continous Transcranial
