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BRAIN STIMULATION IN PSYCHIATRY

Marcelo T. Berlim, MD, MSc, a researcher and clinical psychiatrist at the Douglas, presents the latest scientific information regarding the use of brain stimulation techniques in psychiatry, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).
This blog is a resource for mental health professionals, including researchers and is not intended to provide medical consultation/referral and/or personal clinical advices.

TMS, VNS and tDCS: a comprehensive review

February 3, 2010

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010;35(1):301-16.

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VNS in TRD: A review*

November 18, 2009

Exp Neurol. 2009;219(1):36-43.

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DBS, VNS AND TMS: Review of Stimulation Parameters and Neurotransmitter release*

November 18, 2009

Neurosci Biobehav Rev; 33(7):1042-60.

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Posted in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Neurobiology, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Review Paper, Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) |

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

May 26, 2009

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