1.   And, at the University of South Carolina, Dr. Mark George is experimenting with transcranial magnetic stimulation to relieve depression without drugs or shock treatment.

2.   Before then, he plans extensive testing on volunteers with severe stuttering with a new technology called transcranial magnetic stimulation.

3.   Experts acknowledge that they have yet to determine the most effective procedures for magnetic stimulation.

4.   In experimenting with the magnetic stimulation technique, researchers have found that they can induce paradoxical effects.

5.   So magnetic stimulation can create electrical fields in the brain.

6.   The challenge will be to find the right target in the brain for each person as well as the best dose of magnetic stimulation.

7.   Transcranial magnetic stimulation can be used to jump-start the same brain areas, he said.

8.   TMS, or transcranial magnetic stimulation, is a newer technology that uses magnetic pulses to temporarily disable parts of the brain.

9.   Transcranial magnetic stimulation exploits the fact that neurons are essentially tiny electrical devices.

10.   Using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation, the researchers apply a magnetic field that induces currents at selected points in the brain.