TMS Treatment of Social Cognition Skills in Mild Cognitive Impairment

"A two-site rTMS stimulation delivered by a Magstim unit featuring a double 70 mm cooled coil will be applied.~MCI patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two study groups:~1. RR-Gr will receive 4 weeks of rTMS stimulation of the right temporo-parietal junction (RTPJ) and medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC);~2. PL-Gr will receive sham stimulation of the RTPJ and MPFC during the first 2 weeks followed by 2 weeks of real stimulation. Each week of rTMS treatment will consist of five sessions (50 min, one per day).~For each area target, a total of 2000 pulses at 20Hz, 3-s train duration, and 28-s inter-train interval at 100% motor threshold (MT) will be delivered per session. A fixed intensity of MT will ensure a more consistent spatial spread of TMS effects in subjects' brains not influenced by differences in individual MT. In the sham condition, a sham coil will be used.~Each session lasted for about 60 min including time for set up and 50 min of stimulation."