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Overview

Mark S. George is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States. Their primary research expertise lies in the intersecting fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a significant emphasis on neurology and cognitive neuroscience. Their scholarly output includes notable work in biomedical engineering, psychiatry and mental health, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several main research topics, including:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Mark S. George has published numerous papers in various prominent scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Safety and recommendations for TMS use in healthy subjects and patient populations, with updates on training, ethical and regulatory issues: Expert Guidelines, 2020, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Distinct Symptom-Specific Treatment Targets for Circuit-Based Neuromodulation, 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Brain stimulation and brain lesions converge on common causal circuits in neuropsychiatric disease, 2021, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for smoking cessation: a pivotal multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial, 2021, World Psychiatry
  • A visual and narrative timeline of US FDA milestones for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) devices, 2021, Brain Stimulation

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Mark S. George include:

  • Bashar W. Badran
  • Kevin A. Caulfield
  • Lisa M. McTeague
  • Xingbao Li
  • Dorothea Jenkins

Mark S. George's works have been published in venues where they have multiple contributions, particularly:

  • Brain Stimulation
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Non-invasive electrical and magnetic stimulation of the brain, spinal cord, roots and peripheral nerves: Basic principles and procedures for routine clinical and research application: An updated report from an I.F.C.N. Committee

    P.M. Rossini;D. Burke;R. Chen;L.G. Cohen

  • Efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the acute treatment of major depression: A multisite randomized controlled trial.

    John P. O’Reardon;H. Brent Solvason;Philip G. Janicak;Shirlene Sampson

  • Safety and recommendations for TMS use in healthy subjects and patient populations, with updates on training, ethical and regulatory issues: Expert Guidelines

    Simone Rossi;Andrea Antal;Sven Bestmann;Marom Bikson

  • Low intensity transcranial electric stimulation: Safety, ethical, legal regulatory and application guidelines

    A. Antal;Ivan Alekseichuk;M. Bikson;J. Brockmöller

  • Daily repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves mood in depression.

    Mark S. George;Eric M. Wassermann;Wendol A. Williams;Ann Callahan

  • Daily left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy for major depressive disorder: a sham-controlled randomized trial

    Mark S. George;Sarah H. Lisanby;David Avery;William M. McDonald

  • Brain activity during transient sadness and happiness in healthy women.

    Mark S. George;Terence A. Ketter;Priti I. Parekh;Barry Horwitz

  • Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant depressions: a multicenter study.

    A. John Rush;Mark S. George;Mark S. George;Harold A. Sackeim;Lauren B. Marangell

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation: applications in neuropsychiatry.

    Mark S. George;Sarah H. Lisanby;Harold A. Sackeim

  • Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized, controlled acute phase trial.

    A. John Rush;Lauren B. Marangell;Harold A. Sackeim;Mark S. George;Mark S. George

  • Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS™) for treatment-resistant depression: Efficacy, side effects, and predictors of outcome

    Harold A. Sackeim;A. John Rush;Mark S. George;Mark S. George;Lauren B. Marangell

  • The Clinical TMS Society Consensus Review and Treatment Recommendations for TMS Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder

    Tarique Perera;Mark S. George;Mark S. George;Geoffrey Grammer;Philip G. Janicak

  • Mood Improvement Following Daily Left Prefrontal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Depression: A Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial

    Mark S. George;Eric M. Wassermann;Tim A. Kimbrell;John T. Little

  • Vagus nerve stimulation: a new tool for brain research and therapy∗

    Mark S. George;Mark S. George;Harold A. Sackeim;A.John Rush;Lauren B. Marangell

  • Consensus Recommendations for the Clinical Application of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Depression

    Shawn M. McClintock;Shawn M. McClintock;Irving M. Reti;Linda L. Carpenter;William M. McDonald

  • A controlled trial of daily left prefrontal cortex TMS for treating depression

    Mark S. George;Ziad Nahas;Ziad Nahas;Monica Molloy;Andrew M. Speer

  • An efficient and accurate new method for locating the F3 position for prefrontal TMS applications

    William Beam;Jeffrey J. Borckardt;Scott T. Reeves;Mark S. George

  • A potential role for thalamocingulate circuitry in human maternal behavior.

    Jeffrey P. Lorberbaum;Jeffrey P. Lorberbaum;John D. Newman;Amy R. Horwitz;Judy R. Dubno

  • VNS therapy in treatment-resistant depression: clinical evidence and putative neurobiological mechanisms.

    Charles B Nemeroff;Helen S Mayberg;Scott E Krahl;James McNamara

  • Differential brain activity in alcoholics and social drinkers to alcohol cues: relationship to craving

    Hugh Myrick;Raymond F Anton;Xingbao Li;Scott Henderson;Scott Henderson

  • Daily Left Prefrontal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder

    Mark S. George;Sarah H. Lisanby;David Avery;William M. McDonald

Frequent Co-Authors

Ziad Nahas
Ziad Nahas University of Minnesota
Daryl E. Bohning
Daryl E. Bohning Medical University of South Carolina
Jeffrey J. Borckardt
Jeffrey J. Borckardt Medical University of South Carolina
Xingbao Li
Xingbao Li Medical University of South Carolina
Robert M. Post
Robert M. Post George Washington University
Terence A. Ketter
Terence A. Ketter Stanford University
Harold A. Sackeim
Harold A. Sackeim Columbia University
Colleen A. Hanlon
Colleen A. Hanlon Wake Forest University
Kathleen T. Brady
Kathleen T. Brady Medical University of South Carolina
Sarah H. Lisanby
Sarah H. Lisanby Arizona State University

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