"From Neurons to Nicotine: Harnessing Brain Stimulation to Curb Smoking in Schizophrenia"
About the Speaker:
Heather Burrell Ward, MD
Director of Neuromodulation Research
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Summary
Tobacco use is the top preventable cause of early death in schizophrenia. Smoking cessation treatments are significantly less effective in this population, suggesting there may be different brain circuits driving nicotine use in schizophrenia compared to the general population. This talk will describe research identifying novel targets for nicotine dependence in schizophrenia and testing them with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Objectives:
This presentation is designed to help learners
1. Name the top preventable cause of early mortality in schizophrenia
2. Name two FDA-cleared indications for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
3. Describe how rTMS can be used to modulate brain networks
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This talk is sponsored by the
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
This educational activity received no commercial support.