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University of California - San Diego

Fake TMS Patient, University of California San Diego

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation involves exposing patients to a series of short magnetic pulses that stimulate nerve cells in areas of the brain known to be associated with major depression.

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UC San Diego Health Sciences

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