Because some sufferers of depression do not respond to therapy or drugs, psychiatrists and psychologists have often had to turn to other methods of treatment. Neither the doctors nor the patients knew who was receiving the real treatment.
Preliminary evidence suggests that the magnets work by causing biochemical changes in the brain.
As far as the patients are concerned, however, TMS is an exciting treatment because it does not cause pain, disorientation, or memory loss. For those who are immobilized by depression, this is very good news indeed. The debate about whether or not marijuana should be legalized in the United States seems to be growing louder. One important aspect of this debate is the discussion of whether or not smoking marijuana adversely affects the human brain. The researchers divided the research participants into two groups those who smoked marijuana approximately seven or more times per week for at least the last four years and those who had used marijuana fewer than three times in their lives.