BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 188-200 , October 2009

Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation over the prefrontal cortex: Evaluation of antidepressant and cognitive effects in depressive patients

  • Yechiel Levkovitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shalvata Mental Health Care Center, Cognitive and Emotional Laboratory, Hod-Hasharon, Israel
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  • Eiran V. Harel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shalvata Mental Health Care Center, Cognitive and Emotional Laboratory, Hod-Hasharon, Israel
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  • Yiftach Roth, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  • Yoram Braw, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Shalvata Mental Health Care Center, Cognitive and Emotional Laboratory, Hod-Hasharon, Israel
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  • Dana Most, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  • Leor N. Katz, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  • Aharon Sheer, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  • Roman Gersner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  • Abraham Zangen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Abraham Zangen, Department of Neurobiology, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel.

Received 11 June 2009 ,Revised 9 August 2009 ,Accepted 14 August 2009.

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 Dr. Zangen is an incumbent of the Joseph and Celia Reskin career development chair.

 Drs. Levkovitz, Roth, and Zangen have financial interest in Brainsway Inc.

 This study was supported by the Rosenzweig-Coopersmith Fund and Brainsway Inc.

PII: S1935-861X(09)00082-5

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.08.002

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 188-200 , October 2009

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