Research advances in temporal interference stimulation for psychiatric treatment

ZHU Qingyao, CHEN Xing, LI Weijun, JIAO Xiong, ZHENG Wensi, LI Mengying, WANG Jijun

Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation ›› 2025, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (4) : 271-278.

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Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation ›› 2025, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (4) : 271-278. DOI: 10.12022/jnnr.2025-0164
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Research advances in temporal interference stimulation for psychiatric treatment

  • ZHU Qingyao1 , CHEN Xing1, 2 , LI Weijun1 , JIAO Xiong2 , ZHENG Wensi2 , LI Mengying3 , WANG Jijun1, 2
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In recent years, with the rapid development of interdisciplinary medicine and engineering, neuroregulation techniques have achieved unprecedented advancements. Among these innovations, non-invasive neuroregulation techniques, a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, characterized by high safety, good tolerance, favorable cost-effectiveness and simple operation, have been widely used in clinical practice. Although traditional electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) demonstrates well-established efficacy, its application is significantly limited by a tendency to induce whole-brain discharges and frequent association with notable cognitive side effects. In contrast, other non-invasive neuromodulation techniques, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), commonly face challenges including limited stimulation depth, difficulties in individualized implementation and suboptimal therapeutic outcomes. However, a novel non-invasive neuromodulation technique—temporal interference stimulation (TIS), holds promise for overcoming these limitations. Based on the biophysical mechanism of generating low-frequency envelope waves through cross-high-frequency electric fields, TIS achievies precise regulation of deep brain regions through non-vector integration, demonstrating potential to emerge as a mainstream clinical treatment for mental diseases.

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Mental disease / Time interference stimulation / Non-invasive neuroregulation / Non-invasive brain stimulation / Individualized treatment

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ZHU Qingyao, CHEN Xing, LI Weijun, JIAO Xiong, ZHENG Wensi, LI Mengying, WANG Jijun. Research advances in temporal interference stimulation for psychiatric treatment[J]. Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation. 2025, 21(4): 271-278 https://doi.org/10.12022/jnnr.2025-0164

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Research Development Fund of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University (KD2024KYJJ307)
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