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·June 24, 2024·5 min read

Tailoring Magnetic Stimulation for Depression

Researchers reveal how targeting transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) could enhance treatment for depression. The study identified an electrophysiological marker that could predict TMS efficacy and guide personalized therapy. By optimizing the stimulation site and coil angle, treatment outcomes may improve. These findings offer hope for better, tailored TMS therapies in the future.

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·September 20, 2023·4 min read

Brain Stimulation May Combat Nicotine Cravings

Researchers discovered that theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (TBS) can potentially reduce cigarette cravings. The study revealed that individuals with nicotine dependence often have brain differences that might compromise their inhibitory control (IC).

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·November 16, 2022·5 min read

Forecasting the Risks of Brain Surgery

Analyzing networks within the brain can help researchers determine the risks for aphasia when deciding to operate to remove brain tumors.

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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

Supercharging Brain Stimulation by Repurposing an Antibiotic

D-Cycloserine, an antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis, increases the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation for those with major depressive disorder.

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·September 24, 2022·5 min read

Why Our Brain Wiring’s Insulation Matters

Myelin is more complex and dynamic than previously believed.

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·January 25, 2022·3 min read

How a Genetic Variant Modifies the Brain Stimulation Impact on Memory

Researchers report it's easier to control cognitive activity via transcranial magnetic stimulation in people with the Val/Val genetic variant of BDNF.

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·November 16, 2021·4 min read

Cortex Suppression Resolves Motivation Conflict in Favor of Prosociality

Using transcranial magnetic stimulation to suppress excitability in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex enhanced prosocial behaviors.

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·September 28, 2021·4 min read

Magnetic Stimulation of the Brain Can Improve Episodic Memory

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the left prefrontal cortex can improve episodic memory performance by reducing the power of low frequency of brain waves during memory formation.

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·September 11, 2021·4 min read

How the Brain’s Motor System Can Support Vocabulary Learning

A transcranial magnetic stimulation study revealed the motor cortex may play a role in translating foreign language words into one's native tongue.

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·June 12, 2021·4 min read

Moral Disgust Leaves Us With a ‘Bad Taste’

When people witness an act they find offensive, the brain inhibits neurons that control tongue movement in the same way as it does when a person tastes something bad.

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·March 29, 2021·3 min read

Why the Brain Enjoys Music

Interaction between auditory areas of the brain and the reward system drive pleasure when we listen to music.

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·February 20, 2021·4 min read

Neural Pathway Critical to Correcting Behavioral Errors in Psychiatric Disorders Identified

Study identifies a neural pathway associated with error monitoring and attention function in some psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, ASD, and schizophrenia. Researchers say the pathway could be modulated with the help of transcranial magnetic stimulation or transcranial direct current stimulation.