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Lucia Navarro de Lara presenting at the 3rd TMS-fMRI Workshop, cool technology coming into the field of concurrent neuromodulation-imaging

(PDF) Measuring the coordination of brain regions can predict who will benefit from rTMS for depression PDF | In this infographic, we break down the results of a study showing how brain imaging can predict who will get better with rTMS to treat depression. | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

New infographic from the lab, on brain imaging as a tool to predict who will improve with #TMS for #depression

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(PDF) Memory can improve after rTMS treatment for those with depression-related cognitive symptoms PDF | Verbal learning and memory is the ability to remember and repeat back a list of words read out loud after a delay • Most (51%) of the group of... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

New infographic from the lab, providing a visual abstract of a paper where we showed that #TMS may improve cognitive dysfunction in the context of #depression

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(PDF) NOT JUST YOUR BRAIN: iTBS-related Changes in Heart Function Heart rate variability (HRV) PDF | Hear rate variability is the natural variation in time between each heartbeat. The higher the HRV, the more "felxibility" your body can flexibly... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

New infographic on the ability of #TMS to modulate the autonomic nervous system as a mechanism to treat #depression.
thanks to Michael Smith Health Research Foundation for their support.
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(PDF) Proximity to an SGC-DLPFC Individualized Functional Target and outcomes in large rTMS clinical trials for Treatment-Resistant Depression PDF | Background Targeting methods for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in patients with depression now include the use of individual... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

Preprint Alert! MD/PhD Candidate, Elizabeth Gregory first paper of her thesis.

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(PDF) HOW THE BRAIN REACTS TO rTMS CAN PREDICT WHO WILL BENEFIT MOST FROM THIS DEPRESSION TREATMENT PDF | Have you ever wondered what happens to the brain the first time it receives TMS? We asked this question? We captured brain activity with an MRI... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

We captured brain activity with an MRI scanner in people who were about to receive rTMS for depression by doing their very first treatment inside the MRI Scanner! The way the brain reacted during that first time was linked to improvement full course of rTMS.

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Brain Canada and BD² announce partnership and new international site to join landmark bipolar disorder research network Today, Brain Canada and Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²) announced an international partnership to advance research and transform care for people living with bipolar d...

Congrats Dr. Fiedorowicz, and @OttawaHospital !
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(PDF) Level of Resistance and response to rTMS in Depression PDF | When treatments don't work to treat depression, it often indicates a more severe illness. In this infographic we present a study that show that... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

When treatments don't work to treat depression, it often indicates a more severe illness. In this infographic, we present a study showing a relationship between number of treatments tried and reduced chances of remission with rTMS.

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(PDF) Dominant hand has no impact on whether someone with depression will improve with rTMS PDF | A common question posed by people who will receive rTMS for depression is whether handedness matters. Prior research indicated that perhaps... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

Does handedness matter when considering rTMS for depression? Prior research indicated that perhaps left-handed people might improve more with rTMS. However, research suggests that left and right-handed people improve equally from rTMS.

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(PDF) Infographic trainingNeuromodulation PDF | Use communication skills and strategies that help the patient and family make informed decisions regarding their health Be able to refer patients... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

Developing a robust framework for training in Interventional Brain Medicine is of the essence. Here we present an infographic summarizing work developing a competency-based framework for psychiatry residents.

A #KT project; 🙏 Michael Smith Health Research BC.

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(PDF) WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM rTMS? PDF | Even though repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is largely effective at treating depression even for those who do not respond to... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

New infographic from the talented team in the lab working on this Knowledge Translation project. This week "Who is most likely to benefit from rTMS?"

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Association of sleep disruption with treatment response using intermittent theta-burst stimulation for treatment-resistant depression Sleep disruption is associated with major depressive disorder. However, it is unclear whether patients’ sleep quality before intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS) treatment is associated with re...

New research from the CARTBIND Trial, exploring the relationship between sleep and outcomes in #depression. Worse sleep before #rTMS was associated with worse outcomes. Open access to the paper here: www.tmsjournal.org/article/S305...

(PDF) ACCELERATED MAGNETIC SEIZURE THERAPY (MST) FOR TREATMENT OF MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER PDF | Magnetic Seizure Therapy is a novel form of neuromodulation treatment that leverages electromagnetic induction to trigger generalized seizures in... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

Infographic: on accelerated MST; delivered daily for 6 days to people struggling with severe depression. Most people improved, and there were few cognitive side effects. This was the first study to explore giving MST rapidly to improve depression.
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(PDF) Yoga&tDCS +Infographic PDF | Effect of combined yoga and transcranial direct current stimulation intervention on working memory and mindfulness Mindfulness + Working memory... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

Yoga & tDCS have both been shown to improve cognition. Yoga has been shown to help mental health. tDCS stimulates specific regions of the brain and can improve its functioning.
We don’t know whether tDCS and yoga amplify the positive effects of each.
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(PDF) Early Improvement predicts TMS response - Infographic PDF | Early improvement during a course of rTMS is highly predictive of a good outcome by the end of treatments. However, there are people who may... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

Early improvement during a course of rTMS is highly predictive of a good outcome by the end of treatments. However, there are people who may respond to the treatment later on in the course.

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Bayesian adaptive enrichment design in multi-arm clinical trials: The BayesAET package for R users Randomized controlled trials seldom assess treatment effect heterogeneity across subpopulations, potentially leading to suboptimal treatment recommend…

The first paper from Dr. Zhan's PhD thesis. We are exploring ways to robustly and efficiently accelerate discovery in clinical trials.

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(PDF) Quality of Life Effects of rTMS/iTBS on Quality of Life and Disability in People with Treatment-Resistant Depression PDF | Depression doesn’t just affect mood. It also impacts an individual’s ability to function in daily life. This study explored how the use of rTMS... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

"Quality of Life improvement with rTMS", Infographic. #Depression doesn’t just affect mood. It also impacts an individual’s ability to function in daily life. This study explored how the use of rTMS improved QoL and levels of disability in TRD.
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(PDF) Quality of Life Effects of rTMS/iTBS on Quality of Life and Disability in People with Treatment-Resistant Depression PDF | Depression doesn’t just affect mood. It also impacts an individual’s ability to function in daily life. This study explored how the use of rTMS... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

"Quality of Life improvement with rTMS", Infographic. #Depression doesn’t just affect mood. It also impacts an individual’s ability to function in daily life. This study explored how the use of rTMS improved QoL and levels of disability in TRD. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Keller lab is an awesome place to work! Great science, great mentorship, amazing group of people at a world-class institution.

We are still hiring! Please do reach out if interested in joining a collaborative and energized team of engineers, psychiatrists, and neuroscientists developing new methods to probe the human brain in an effort to improve our treatments for mental health disorders!

Excitation-Inhibition Balance and Fronto-Limbic Connectivity Drive TMS Treatment Outcomes in Refractory Depression Depression affects over 350 million people worldwide, with treatment resistance occurring in up to 30% of cases. Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal ...

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(PDF) Cognitive Impairment in Difficult to Treat Depression: Infographic for general public PDF | This study found that individuals with depression can be roughly sorted into two groups based on cognitive function: an impaired group and an... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...

"Cognitive Impairment in Treatment-Resistant Depression", infographic. This is part of the project "Enhancing Public Understanding of Interventional Brain Medicine through Lay Abstracts and Social Media Education"
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Celebrating the grad of the first cohort of Undergrad NRSC students at UBC 🎉🎉🎉

Opinion: Canada can be the global leader in medical research As the U.S. slashes funding to its research initiatives, there is a chance for us to recruit the best talent from around the world

Canada can be the global leader in medical research. Being bold isn’t just about seeing an opportunity; it’s about seizing it, by Kevin Smith, @bradwouters.com www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com @uhnresearch.bsky.social

National Letter Open Letter from Canadian Researchers to the Federal party leaders Click here to sign this letter See who has signed - version française se trouve à page 3 - Dear Party Leaders We, the undersigne...

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(PDF) Groups of Symptom Improvement in response to rTMS PDF | This is part of the project "Enhancing Public Understanding of Interventional Brain Medicine through Lay Abstracts and Social Media Education", a... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

"Enhancing Public Understanding of Interventional Brain Medicine through Lay Abstracts and Social Media Education", This is our second deliverable of this series. www.researchgate.net/publication/...