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The effect of TMS depends on the coil design and other factors (Hair, thickness of the bone, location of the coil etc.) as the Link provided shows, the magnetic field distribution of the figure 8 coil penetrated the cortex approximately 1.5 centimeters. If you however ask WHEN the effect subsides it depends again but lets say 15 minutes of 1Hz stimulation to the fronto temporal lobe will have no significant effect on the Stroop task any more after approximately 15 minutes after stimulation has ceased... that is at least what I found in my experiments. Other protocols however can elicit changes in the brain with a longer duration.

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