Battling the Terrible Toll of Depression by 'Rewiring' the Brain 2 (IMAGE)

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Battling the Terrible Toll of Depression by 'Rewiring' the Brain 2

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Dr. Andrew Leuchter talks with a patient who is about to undergo transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. TMS treats depression by sending magnetic pulses to a specific area of the brain.

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