TMS and Fear Extinction

CAN-C Center for Affective Neuroscience and Computation

Principal Investigator: Mohammed Milad, PhD

Study Contact:

Name: CAN-C Research Team

This study is currently looking for people who:

Are 18 to 70 years of age
EITHER no current psychiatric disorders OR currently living with PTSD
No history of neurologic disease or seizure disorder
Willing and able to provide informed consent.

Study Description:

This study will investigate how transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) impacts the way our brains learn to fear and extinguish those fears. TMS is a tool used to non-invasively manipulate brain circuits, such as the fear learning and extinction circuit. TMS uses a magnetic coil (metal wire wound into a coil) to send pulses to stimulate your brain. This procedure does not use any radiation (x-rays), and there will be no direct physical contact with your brain. Participation in this study requires 1 initial in-person assessment to determine study eligibility. If you are eligible, you will complete 3 separate fMRI scans and 1 session of TMS. We hope that what we will learn from this study will help us improve treatment for PTSD and other anxiety disorders.

[For more information and to complete a brief screening, please visit: https://redcap.link/generalprescreen]

All participants will be compensated for their time.