Brief Magnetic Brain Stimulation Shows Early Promise For Improving Communication In Some Children With Autism

Brief, non-invasive magnetic brain stimulation over five days shows early promise for improving social communication and language skills in some young children with autism, early research suggests. (Credit: Pixabay, Mimzy)

Brief magnetic brain stimulation over five days has shown early promise in helping some young children with autism improve their communication and social skills, according to new research.

Researchers in China tested a technique called accelerated continuous theta burst stimulation, or a‑cTBS, a form of non‑invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation that delivers patterned magnetic pulses to the brain.