Neuromodulation Enhanced Cognitive Restructuring: A Proof of Concept Study

Cognitive restructuring is a cognitive behavioral intervention through which participants learn how to think differently about stressful events in order to feel less emotional arousal. Specifically, participants learn how to distance themselves from the situation, think of the memory as just a memory, or focus on alternative explanations or facets of the situation that are less emotionally upsetting.

rTMS is a neurostimulation intervention where the participant receives 15 minutes of high frequency (10 HZ) transcranial magnetic stimulation pulses

Sham rTMS is a placebo intervention aimed to mimic the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with no known direct benefit for the participant.