New treatment for depression

June 28, 2002 | Source: Newsweek

Psychiatrists are using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat depression that doesn’t respond to drugs.

The experimental treatment applies a pulsed magnetic field to the frontal cortex, which links to the limbic system, a regulator of emotion.
The experimental treatment applies a pulsed magnetic field to the frontal cortex, which links to the limbic system, a regulator of emotion.