25 Years of Breakthroughs: Revolutionary Treatment for Depression Pioneered in 2001

With the help of a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant, Scientific Council Member Mark S. George, M.D. developed Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a new kind of non-invasive brain stimulation as an alternative for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in treatment-resistant depression. In 1995, unable to get NIH funding for TMS, a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant allowed the work to gather important clinical information and served as "bridge" funding to set the stage for the emergence of this industry. Following the initial NARSAD Young Investigator Grant, numerous NIH, Department of Defense and VA awards valued at several millions of dollars furthered development of TMS until it received FDA approval in 2008.

Read the original Press Release issued by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD) from 2001

Learn more about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (and other New Technologies) from the January, 2011 Issue of eNews

Read a scientific abstract of Dr. George's Study