Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

In Clinical Test, TMS Targeted Comorbid Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Separately, With Precision-Psychiatry Implications
Many psychiatric disorders are what doctors call “comorbid”—they co-occur with other disorders, whether other brain-based disorders or those affecting other parts of the body. Depression, for example… Read More
Personalized Accelerated TMS Therapy Targeting Brain’s Threat Circuity Significantly Reduced PTSD Symptoms
A clinical trial led by BBRF grantees has demonstrated for the first time that personalized targeting of non-invasive TMS brain stimulation therapy can reduce the brain’s reactivity to threat in… Read More
In Persisting Concussion Symptoms, a Perturbed ‘Core Network’ Is Identified, with Potential Targets for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Therapy
A significant number of people who suffer concussions—estimates range between 10% and 30%—experience a range of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms that persist for 4 or more weeks beyond the… Read More
Multiple Daily “Spaced” tDCS Stimulation Sessions Over 2 Weeks Helped Patients with Major Depression
Researchers led by 2019 BBRF Young Investigator Jean-Philippe Miron, M.D., Ph.D., have reported the first clinical test involving a new and more intensive way of delivering transcranial direct… Read More
Evidence Grows of the Effectiveness of Rapid-Acting Brain Stimulation to Treat Bipolar Depression
Published research is providing additional evidence of the effectiveness and safety of rapid-acting non-invasive brain stimulation therapy to treat people suffering from bipolar depression. Read More