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An artist’s rendering shows a TMS device being used by a psychiatrist during an in-office procedure.
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An electrical current generates a magnetic field that can treat depression, conveyed through the skull by a coil-shaped device attached to the scalp.
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As the TMS field passes through targeted areas of the brain, individual neurons are activated, triggering the release of mood-boosting chemicals like serotonin.