Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Better Dog Drawings

The New York Times Magazine on June 22nd, 2003, in the article Savant for a Day, reported an interesting experiment in transcranial magnetic stimulation.

The before and after pictures of this subject’s ability to draw a dog tell the story. This technique has also been used to dispel schizophenia patients’ inner voices. What is the neural basis of this?

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