Fig. 4

Experimental protocol. (A) Software controlled the experimental task and sent triggers to initiate TMS and to create timestamps for each pulse. (B) The TMS coil was positioned at the necessary stimulation site. Despite some overlap in the induced magnetic field, only the targeted region received maximum stimulation intensity. (C) The audio stimuli were immersed in white noise. Two TMS pulses were administered 50 ms prior to stimulus onset. (D) The run design in 2019 was reproduced in 2021 with the addition of more frequent breaks between blocks. A block of single phonemes was introduced in 2021.