Scans were acquired using a 3 T scanner (Verio, Siemens) with a 32-channel head coil. To relate the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal acquired with fMRI to anatomic brain structures and for rTMS neuronavigation a structural T1-weighted image was acquired [MPRAGE; repetition time (TR), 1900 ms; echo time (TE), 2.32 ms; flip angle, 9°; in-plane resolution, 0.89 × 0.89 mm; slice thickness, 0.9 mm; field of view (FOV), 256 mm). To assess task-related neural activity, regional BOLD signal changes were measured using a T2*-weighted EPI sequence (TR, 1650 ms; TE, 26 ms; flip angle, 74°). A total of 1459 volumes with 32 slices in ascending order were acquired per session (in-plane resolution, 3 × 3 mm; FOV, 192 mm). Axial slices were arranged parallel to the bicommissural line. Respiration and pulse were obtained with a pneumatic thoracic belt and pulse oximeter, respectively.
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