September 27, 2024 / Modified sep 27, 2024 10:47 a.m.

Expanding research techniques to fight Alzheimer’s

External brain stimulation is being used to treat issues ranging from schizophrenia to depression.

Arizona Science 9/27/24 magnetic brain LEFT: Ying-hui Chou, Associate Professor, Cognition & Neural Systems, Director, Brain Imaging and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Laboratory
RIGHT: Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a noninvasive means of getting electrical energy across the insulating tissues of the head and into the brain.
LEFT: University of Arizona RIGHT: Eric Wassermann, M.D.

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Arizona Science 411 9/27/2024

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External brain stimulation is being used to treat issues ranging from schizophrenia to depression. University of Arizona psychology professor Ying Hui Chou talks about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and its treatment potential for Alzheimer’s patients.

Ying Hui Chou spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D Regent’s professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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