Brain Stimulation

Pioneering TMS Therapy for Depression
Luck, Hard Work...and Crucially Timed BBRF Grants There is a moment in the career of Mark S. George, M.D., that he thinks of as lucky. It changed the course of his life and—though he could not have… Read More
What Is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Treatment and How Well does It Work?
“The basics of TMS treatment are simple,” says Dr. Mark George, who performed research for more than a decade that led to its approval for treatment-resistant depression in 2008. “You have a patient… Read More
More Rapid Form of Brain Stimulation for Resistant Depression Worked as Well as Conventional TMS
Since 2008, when transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it has been available to people whose depression has resisted conventional… Read More
Two-coil Array for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), a therapy in which electromagnetic fields are pulsed through a coil placed on the scalp, can produce antidepressant effects in individuals who are… Read More
Brain Signature Predicts Who Benefits from Exposure Therapy
In people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), certain brain activity patterns, in response to emotional cues, can predict who will benefit from exposure therapy, researchers report in a study… Read More