Our goal at NINET is to help explore treatment options for those suffering with mood disorders by finding the most effective way to provide efficient results. In order to do so, NINET uses a variety of different non-invasive techniques.
This page provides a description of the projects that the NINET Lab is hosting or currently involved in located in Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada. Click on any of the links provided below to learn more about the different projects based on the main modality...
The NINET Lab has been busy preparing for a new multidisciplinary neurostimulation rounds that will be taking place this Wednesday April 29th, 2015 at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. The Integrated Neurostimulation Platform for Neuropsychiatric...
Meet Ciaran. Ciaran is originally from a shelter in San Bernardino California, he and his dog family (mom and sister) moved to Vancouver when he was 7 or 8 weeks old where all 3 of them were adopted by local families. Because he is a rescue we do not know his...
Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neurostimulation technique where a low direct current is applied to the scalp through electrodes placed over a targeted area. Powered by a small battery, tDCS uses a low current from electrode...
Meet Briana. I have recently graduated with my bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Systems (Brain and Cognition) at the University of British Columbia. My passion is in aspects of neurology and psychiatry and looking at the two relate. I am primarily interested in...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, is the most well recognized form of non-invasive brain stimulation treatment. ECT is a treatment which induces a therapeutic seizure and is considered a safe form of convulsive therapy. It...
Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) pertains to the use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to induce a seizure for therapeutic purposes. Developed as an alternative means of therapy of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) while maintaining the same efficacy, MST...
Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) is a novel form of convulsive therapy that relies on creating a therapeutic seizure. MST was developed as a means of improving the side effects found with using ECT, so that more patients may benefit from the procedure without suffering...
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a very common medical condition that can have many causes, such as life experiences, genetics, and changes in the way the body and brain function. MDD is often treated with antidepressant medication, however, 30-40% of patients do...