Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), can stimulate the brain cortex noninvasively. This method can be divided into two types. One is called single pulse stimulation, the other is repetitive TMS (rTMS). Many studies have been done to investigate the effect of TMS in the treatment of depression. TMS has been applied for clinical treatment of psychiatric diseases such as depression. This article will focus on the physical principle of magnetic stimulation and its effects and side effects on organisms. The actual procedure of TMS will also be mentioned. Furthermore, the mechanism of the effects of TMS on organisms will be discussed briefly from the view of electromagnetism. Our study illustrates an example of application of rTMS to the treatment of depression.
TMS is a very safe treatment tool and its application is expected to improve and become widespread in the treatment of many psychiatric diseases besides depression.
