HOW DO THEY WORK?
For people whose mood disorders don’t respond to medications or conventional therapies, transcranial magnetic stimulation might be their best hope yet.
Hannah Thomasy is a freelance science writer splitting time between Seattle and Toronto. She received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Washington and her work has appeared in Discover Magazine, MIT Technology Review, and Undark.
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