Low-Frequency TMS Improves Schizophrenia-Related Psychomotor Symptoms
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Low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can improve symptoms of psychomotor slowing in individuals with schizophrenia, reports a study in JAMA Psychiatry. Psychomotor slowing involves impairment of both fine and gross motor movements, making tasks like walking or talking difficult.
“Psychomotor slowing often comes with multiple disadvantages, such as cognitive impairment, sedentary behavior, cardiometabolic risks, poor quality of life, lower subjective well-being, and impaired functioning,” wrote Sebastian Walther, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Bern, Switzerland. The researchers noted that there are no specific treatments for psychomotor slowing but hypothesized that targeting the supplementary motor area of the brain with TMS might be a promising approach. […]