Targeting symptom-specific networks with transcranial magnetic stimulation

SH Siddiqi, MD Fox - Biological Psychiatry, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests that the clinical effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation are
target dependent. Within any given symptom, precise targeting of specific brain circuits may …

Mechanisms of action of TMS in the treatment of depression

J Downar, SH Siddiqi, A Mitra, N Williams… - Emerging Neurobiology …, 2024 - Springer
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is entering increasingly widespread use in treating
depression. The most common stimulation target, in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus review and considerations on TMS to treat depression: A comprehensive Update Endorsed by the National Network of depression Centers, the …

NT Trapp, A Purgianto, JJ Taylor, MK Singh… - Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
This article updates the prior 2018 consensus statement by the National Network of
Depression Centers (NNDC) on the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the …

Efficacy and safety of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in adolescents with first-episode major depressive disorder: A randomized, double …

LM Gu, CJ Deng, DW Shang, SQ Huang, S Nie… - Journal of Affective …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background A few sham-controlled studies have examined the efficacy, safety, and
tolerability of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LF-rTMS) in …

More rTMS pulses or more sessions? The impact on treatment outcome for treatment resistant depression

E Oostra, P Jazdzyk, V Vis, I Dalhuisen… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is effective for treatment‐
resistant depression (TRD). Optimal rTMS parameters remain unclear, especially whether …

Probing prefrontal-sgACC connectivity using TMS-induced heart–brain coupling

ESA Dijkstra, SB Frandsen, H van Dijk, F Duecker… - Nature Mental …, 2024 - nature.com
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-induced heart–brain coupling (HBC) has been
proposed as a technique capable of validating target engagement of the frontal-vagal …

A preliminary comparison of the clinical efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with facial feature point localization and navigated localization in the …

H Dai, J Hui, D Wang, L Ren, Z Lv, J Li, Y Yang… - Journal of Affective …, 2025 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
(rTMS) under facial feature point (FFP) localization versus neuro-navigated localization for …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment expectations and clinical outcomes following repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

A Mollica, E Ng, MJ Burke, SM Nestor, H Lee, JS Rabin… - Brain Stimulation, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Patient expectations, including both positive (placebo) and negative (nocebo)
effects, influence treatment outcomes, yet their impact on acute repetitive transcranial …

Symptom-specific brain circuit stimulation: A head-to-head randomized trial

J Taylor, J Li, C Lin, E Jones, S Frandsen, C Becker… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is effective for major depressive disorder (MDD)
despite imprecise scalp-based targeting. Retrospective analyses suggest that targeting one …

Unilateral vs. bilateral DLPFC rTMS: comparative effects on depression, visual-spatial memory, inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility in major depressive disorder

F Asgharian Asl, S Abbaszade, H Derakhshani… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Exciting left DLPFC activity with high frequency and inhibiting right DLPFC with
low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown antidepressant …