While you may not be aware of it, your brain engages in brain plasticity all the time. Brain plasticity is your brain’s incredible ability to improve itself by forming new neural connections between cells and modifying, optimizing, and revitalizing its internal structure to help you function better. You can think of it like a software update.
If you look at brain plasticity as a software update, then depression occurs when your brain is unable to perform its own software update. Depression is a result of changes in your brain function, and these changes can impact your brain’s ability to engage in brain plasticity. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy can help your brain repair itself by improving its brain plasticity. For more information about TMS therapy and brain plasticity in depression, speak to the specialists at The TMS Center of New Jersey today.
Your brain can enhance and improve its structure and function, and it makes these internal changes when it is learning new information, adapting to environmental challenges, and recovering from injury.
However, patients with depression struggle with brain plasticity. Research has shown that depression is associated with dysfunction in brain plasticity. Depression can result from structural and functional changes in the brain that regulate memory, emotion, mood, and behavior, which is why depression symptoms tend to impact mood and behavior.
In depression patients, there are issues with connectivity between these brain regions and other areas of the brain, affecting how the depressed brain processes and responds to its environment. This is what can cause depression symptoms. NeuroStar TMS therapy treats patients with depression by addressing brain plasticity.
NeuroStar TMS can treat your depression symptoms by working at the level of the brain itself. It aims to correct your brain plasticity by using electromagnetic waves to stimulate the areas of your brain that are associated with depression and anxiety.
Our professional TMS technicians administer this procedure using a specialized NeuroStar TMS treatment device. The device safely sends magnetic pulses to targeted brain regions that are directly impacted by your depression condition. The magnetic pulses stimulate brain activity in these regions in a safe and controlled manner, without causing any harm to the patient whatsoever. NeuroStar TMS directly targets brain plasticity to improve depression.
By stimulating these strategic brain areas that impact your mood, behavior, and emotion, NeuroStar TMS therapy can improve the functioning of these key regions, thereby improving your symptoms. The cells in these regions are stimulated to be more active and to form better connections with each other, improving your brain’s ability to engage in brain plasticity. In addition, over time, NeuroStar TMS can train your brain to improve its activity independently, ensuring that you do not need external help to manage your depressive or anxious symptoms.
At The TMS Center of New Jersey, we offer NeuroStar Advanced TMS therapy to our patients with depression, including anxious depression and major depressive disorder. This is a transformative mental health treatment for those who have not been able to find success with traditional treatments, like medication or therapy. As the #1 recommended option by physicians, NeuroStar TMS could be your path to renewed wellness, and the specialists at The TMS Center of New Jersey can help you start your journey.
In less than two months, our dedicated team of mental health experts at The TMS Center of New Jersey can guide you toward better health. We can help set you up with your own personalized seven-week NeuroStar treatment program, or we can help you integrate your NeuroStar treatment with your existing medication therapy or psychotherapy for a holistic mental health program.
If you have more questions about TMS therapy and brain plasticity in depression, contact us—we are here to answer them and to help you make an informed treatment decision. Schedule your initial consultation today and take the first step toward a better tomorrow with NeuroStar Advanced TMS Therapy.
