by Hong Yin | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog
Depression behaves like other chronic medical conditions. TMS is an acute treatment that helps many people out of an episode more effectively than medication alone. After remission, I recommend continuing evidence-based medications and psychotherapy for at least one...
by Hong Yin | Oct 20, 2025 | Blog
Common, Usually Short-Lived Side Effects Scalp tenderness or headache early in the course. Brief facial or jaw twitching during stimulation. Driving and return to normal activities are allowed immediately. Is Anger a Side Effect of TMS? Not typically. In controlled...
by Hong Yin | Oct 20, 2025 | Blog
What TMS Therapy Is, In Plain English Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a form of neuromodulation. A magnetic coil sits on your scalp, quickly turning a magnetic field on and off. That changing field induces a gentle electrical current in the left...
by Hong Yin | Jun 27, 2025 | Blog
When Was TMS Invented? The investigation into Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and its profound impact on the brain has been an area of extensive research and neuroscience since the 1980s. However, it wasn’t until 2008 that the FDA officially approved TMS...
by Hong Yin | Jun 25, 2025 | Blog
TL;DR Depression affects 10% of people, causing symptoms like sadness, fatigue, and anhedonia (loss of interest). Brain regions involved in mood regulation, like the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex, are dysregulated in depression. Amygdala overactivity...
