Los Angeles, Jun 14 (PTI) Applying magnetic pulses to the brain can help treat depression among people who do not respond to standard medications or therapies, say scientists who found that the technique can rewire neural connections. The technique, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), beams targeted magnetic pulses deep inside patients brains - an approach that has been likened to rewiring a computer. The stimulator sends a series of magnetic pulses into the brain. Leuchter said some studies have shown that TMS is even better than medication for the treatment of chronic depression. "We are used to thinking of psychiatric treatments mostly in terms of either talk therapies, psychotherapy or medications," Leuchter said.

Source: India Today June 14, 2017 10:52 UTC