Posted by tonyz on July 11, 2009, at 19:16:16
Has anyone tried TMS or know much about it or can suggest some good resources for learning about it. I believe ECT actually destroys brain cells but I don't think/know if that is the case with TMS. It recently got approval in the US. There is some promising work being done at MIT. There is a treatment center in Canada that has treated 600 people. It is used for depression and other ailments.
From what I understand it essentially involves placing electromagnets on your scalp at particular areas and energizing the magnets. I don't know about the details of placement or frequency, etc. I think you may experience some involuntary movements as the procedure is performed, but you are not anesthetized and are awake during the process.
One of the websites I looked at discussed some of the research at MIT and the researcher had the view of it as rewiring your brain.
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