Neuromodulation in Basic, Translational and Clinical Research in Psychiatry

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20 December 2019

Editorial: Neuromodulation in Basic, Translational and Clinical Research in Psychiatry

Ryouhei Ishii

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Keiichiro Nishida

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Nagy A. Youssef

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Kay Jann

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Shun Takahashi

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Osaka Metropolitan University

Keiichiro Nishida

Osaka Medical College

Nagy A. Youssef, MD, PhD

The Ohio State University

University of Southern California

Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University

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There are emerging evidence of non-pharmacologic therapeutics for psychiatric illnesses to modulate brain activity, often referred to as “neuromodulation”, which is a broad term that could technically be considered to cover any medical, surgical, or physiologic therapy designed to alter the function of the nervous system in some manner. In the clinical neurosciences, however, neuromodulation is understood to refer specifically to therapies that involve targeted delivery of electrical current or magneic field, which includes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one of the oldest treatments in psychiatry, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), approved by the FDA in 2005 for severe depression, and repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), approved by the FDA in 2008 for the treatment of major depression. Recently, the studies using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) have been also reported in a growing trend. To develop more effective treatments for psychiatric diseases, translational approaches bridging basic and clinical evidence deserves considerations.

In this Research Topic, we will provide a forum for researchers interested in basic, translational and clinical research of neuromodulation for psychiatric illnesses and aim to facilitate an integrative view of neuromodulation, to foster discussion across disciplines, and to stimulate collaboration.

There are emerging evidence of non-pharmacologic therapeutics for psychiatric illnesses to modulate brain activity, often referred to as “neuromodulation”, which is a broad term that could technically be considered to cover any medical, surgical, or physiologic therapy designed to alter the function of the nervous system in some manner. In the clinical neurosciences, however, neuromodulation is understood to refer specifically to therapies that involve targeted delivery of electrical current or magneic field, which includes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one of the oldest treatments in psychiatry, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), approved by the FDA in 2005 for severe depression, and repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), approved by the FDA in 2008 for the treatment of major depression. Recently, the studies using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) have been also reported in a growing trend. To develop more effective treatments for psychiatric diseases, translational approaches bridging basic and clinical evidence deserves considerations.

In this Research Topic, we will provide a forum for researchers interested in basic, translational and clinical research of neuromodulation for psychiatric illnesses and aim to facilitate an integrative view of neuromodulation, to foster discussion across disciplines, and to stimulate collaboration.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

Keiichiro Nishida

Osaka Medical College

Nagy A. Youssef, MD, PhD

The Ohio State University

University of Southern California

Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University

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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Human Neuroscience Archive, Brain Imaging and Stimulation, Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Sensory Neuroscience

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