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This study aims to investigate the effects of precuneus rTMS on cognitive function, as well as alterations in interhemispheric functional connectivity (FC) and its structural basis in patients with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 14 patients with SCD and 16 patients with MCI were enrolled in this study and received 10\u2009Hz rTMS intervention on the bilateral precuneus for 2\u2009weeks. Neurocognitive scales, structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging were collected at enrollment and after the rTMS intervention. Interhemispheric FC was assessed using mirror homotopic functional connectivity (VMHC), while the structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the relationship between corpus callosum volume, interhemispheric connectivity, and cognitive function after rTMS intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The precuneus rTMS not only enhanced episodic memory in SCD, but also improved multiple cognitive domains in MCI. Post-rTMS intervention, decreased VMHC values in the lingual cortex, middle occipital gyrus, putamen, and fusiform gyrus were observed in SCD, and an increased VMHC value in the postcentral gyrus along with reduced VMHC value in the cerebellum and putamen in MCI. After intervention, more brain regions show decreased FC in SCD and MCI patients, suggesting that precuneus rTMS may protect cerebral cortical plasticity by reducing excessive functional compensation, and thus improve cognitive function. The SEM indicated that the corpus callosum serves as the structural foundation for rTMS regulation of interhemispheric FC to further improve cognitive function.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>10\u2009Hz rTMS in the bilateral precuneus could be a promising strategy to improve cognitive function in patients with SCD and MCI. 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