BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 140-152 , July 2010

The use of background EEG activity to determine stimulus timing as a means of improving rTMS efficacy in the treatment of depression: A controlled comparison with standard techniques

  • Gregory W. Price

      Affiliations

    • Statewide Department of Neurophysiology, North Metropolitan Area Health Service-Mental Health, Perth, Australia
    • Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry/School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Gregory W. Price, PhD, Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, Private Mail Bag 1, Brockway Road, Mount Claremont, Western Australia, 6010.
    • ,
  • Joseph W.Y. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Statewide Department of Neurophysiology, North Metropolitan Area Health Service-Mental Health, Perth, Australia
    • School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    • ,
  • Carrie-Anne L. Garvey

      Affiliations

    • Statewide Department of Neurophysiology, North Metropolitan Area Health Service-Mental Health, Perth, Australia
    • ,
  • Nathan Gibson

      Affiliations

    • Graylands Hospital, North Metropolitan Area Health Service-Mental Health, Perth, Australia

Received 3 March 2009 ,Revised 20 August 2009 ,Accepted 21 August 2009.

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 The research was supported by equipment and infrastructure funding from the Statewide Department of Neurophysiology, North Metropolitan Area Health Service–Mental Health (NMAHS-MH), Department of Health, Western Australia.

 J.W.Y.L. has been a speaker for AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Janssen-Cilag, Sanofi Aventis, Organon, and Pfizer. He has also received research grant support from Eli Lilly and Janssen-Cilag.

 G.W.P. has a patent granted (2002) relating to interactive ERP stimulation.

 The other authors report no potential conflicts of interests or biomedical financial interests.

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doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.08.004

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