Purpose

Transcranial magnetic stimulatioon (TMS) is a way of stimulating your brain using brief magnetic energy. TMS has been shown to produce beneficial effects when people perform tasks involving memory and thinking. This study examines the effects of TMS, how learning occurs in the brain, and if the beneficial effects of TMS can be transferred outside the laboratory.

Type of Study: Observational Type
Setting of Study: outpatient
Clinical Trials.gov number: na
Providing Clinical Treatment?: No
No Cost Treatment?: No

Study Activities

Filling Out Forms
Computer Tasks
Psychophysiology measurements
Provides Payment: Compensation for study related procedures

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years - 35 Years
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
This study is recruiting Healthy Volunteers.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18-35 years.
* Use of effective method of birth control for women of childbearing capacity.
* Willing to provide consent.

Location: Division of Brain Stimulation and Therapeutic Modulation New York State Psychiatric Institute 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 21 New York, NY 10032
Clinic: Novel Treatments for Depression Service
Division: Other

Study chairs or principal investigators:
Sarah Hollingsworth Lisanby MD, Principal Investigator

Co-investigators:
Peter Balsam,
Peter Bulow,
Bruce Luber,
Antonio Mantovani,
Alexandra Sporn