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Transcranial magnetic stimulation of dorsomedial prefrontal cortex for cocaine use disorder: A pilot study

2024-09-16 addiction medicine Title + abstract only
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Cocaine use disorder (CUD) is a difficult-to-treat condition with no FDA-approved medications. Recent work has turned to brain stimulation methods to help rectify hypofrontality and dopamine reward system changes often observed in individuals with CUD. Preliminary studies using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) have demonstrated promising results, but there is room for optimization of the stimulation site, stimulation pattern, and identification of relevant biomarkers of TMS effects. The c...

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