Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Nicotine Addiction

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive (and relatively painless) brain stimulation technology that can focally stimulate the brain of an awake individual. A localized pulsed magnetic field transmitted through a TMS coil is able to focally stimulate the cortex by depolarizing superficial neurons inducing electrical currents in the brain. If TMS pulses are delivered repetitively and rhythmically, the process is called repetitive TMS (rTMS).