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As soon as I saw "magnetic stimulation" I was a tad skeptical as they've already achieved this with brain electrodes in the past. The difference is it could act
by slothtrop 7y ago
As soon as I saw "magnetic stimulation" I was a tad skeptical as they've already achieved this with brain electrodes in the past. The difference is it could actually be practical, on psych visits. I see it as a stand-in for medication with all sorts of side-effects. Not a solution mind-you, just a way to bridge the gap to recover, which is what medication is meant to be.
EDIT: a stand-out line: "One month after the therapy, 60% of participants were still in remission from depression. Follow-up studies are underway to determine the duration of the antidepressant effects."
- elric 7y agoTMS immediately dials my skepticism up to 11 as well. But there's some fairly good evidence that is helps people who suffer from migraines with aura. From what I understand, it has something to do with increased cortical excitability in migraineurs, and TMS is somehow able to reduce that effect. I don't know how this would translate to depression treatment, but it's interesting nevertheless.