we hope this preclinical model can be a first step to testing out lots of TMS parameters and protocol manipulations to optimally reduce drinking & to extend these into clinical research

congrats to @willgiardino.bsky.social & the largely blue-sky-less team!

following 14 sessions of iTBS, cTBS or sham, we found overall subtle changes to drinking and BDNF — female mice, however, experienced greater (& significant) changes in drinking! maybe this maps on to a growing literature that females tend to have better clinical outcomes for tms …

feel free to DM me or email if interested!! mccalled@stanford.edu

would love to be added!

me too plz 🧠⚡️🧲