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Low Field Magnetic Stimulation is a potential anti-depressive therapy currently under study for the treatment of major depressive disorder and bipolar depressive disorders. LFMS uses magnetic fields that are 0.003% of the magnetic fields used in TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) or ECT, but applied at a higher frequency. According to Harvard Medical School lecturer Michael Rohan, 'While other brain stimulation treatments like ECT and TMS are often effective for the treatment of depression, they typically take longer to impact mood, and ECT is associated with side effects such as memory loss." LFMS has been reported to have an immediate effect on mood (in 20 minutes) and thus may have potential to provide relief in emergency situations. Devices used in these therapies consist of an electromagnetic coil that produces a magnetic field powered by oscillating electrical fields. Low Field Magnetic Stimulation devices create electric fields as low as 1 V/m to create magnetic fields weaker than 30 Gauss. == See also == * Neurostimulation * Deep brain stimulation * electroconvulsive therapy * Transcranial magnetic stimulation 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Low Field Magnetic Stimulation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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