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In its first randomized, placebo-controlled test, an enhanced form of non-invasive brain stimulation called SNT (Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy, formerly called SAINT) generated "a large…
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![Discovering How tDCS Brain Stimulation Therapeutically Modifies Brain Circuits in Depression Discovering How tDCS Brain Stimulation Therapeutically Modifies Brain Circuits in Depression](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/image_2022_12_14T15_30_50_497Z.png?itok=TyDS2UoR)
Researchers who conducted a small randomized trial of a form of non-invasive brain stimulation called tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) have found mechanistic evidence supporting its…
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![Team Uses Non-Invasive TMS Brain Stimulation to Activate Deep-Brain Region Important in Depression Team Uses Non-Invasive TMS Brain Stimulation to Activate Deep-Brain Region Important in Depression](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/image_2022_12_13T21_27_34_151Z.png?itok=Sd89XV1X)
A research team led by a three-time recipient of BBRF grants has successfully tested a method of using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive method of brain stimulation, to activate…
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![A 'Common Causal Circuit' in Depression with Possible Therapeutic Implications A 'Common Causal Circuit' in Depression with Possible Therapeutic Implications](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/image_2022_12_13T15_39_42_833Z.png?itok=imN-ayF5)
If you want to cure an illness, you try to understand its underlying cause or causes, as a precondition for modifying, reducing, or eliminating them. That, in highly simplified terms, is one of the…
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![A Circuit Causally Linked With Spontaneous Nicotine Addiction Remissions May Be a Powerful Addiction Treatment Target A Circuit Causally Linked With Spontaneous Nicotine Addiction Remissions May Be a Powerful Addiction Treatment Target](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/image_2022_12_13T15_24_36_471Z.png?itok=T3al2381)
By studying 129 people who were daily cigarette smokers and addicted to nicotine at the time they suffered brain damage, a team of researchers has identified a brain network that they believe is…
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