Solving the most common pitfalls of tDCS therapies Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a proven neuromodulation method whose effectiveness to treat neuropathic diseases such as… Read more
Sooma welcomes a new Scientific Board Member We are thrilled to announce the addition of a new member to our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). This brings the… Read more
Focusing on Mental Health as your home becomes the workplace With the COVID-19 pandemic causing another immediate shift to remote working, employees have been trying to readjust. Working from home… Read more
MD & Chief psychiatrist Anu Kinnunen The following testimonial was given by Medical Doctor and Chief Psychiatrist Anu Kinnunen. Dr. Kinnunen has been working at the… Read more
The real impact of mental health issues worldwide Over 300 million people suffer from severe depression worldwide – equivalent to more than half of EU population. Depression is… Read more
Sooma joins the Finnish Startup Community A new community for startups has been born today in Finland. The Finnish Startup Community (Suomen startup-yhteisö) is a community… Read more
From animals to at-home therapies: a brief history of neuromodulation Using electrical currents to modify brain activity is far more ancient than it might seem at first glance. Read more
Type of depression treatments What is depression? Depression, or Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a mood disorder that affects 2-6% of the… Read more
Neurostimulation methods in the treatment of depression: A comparison of rTMS, tDCS, and Venlafaxine using a pooled analysis of two studies Hejzlar, Novak, & Bares, 2021. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. The analysis (n=117, both patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and non-TRD were… Read more
Parsing the antidepressant effects of non-invasive brain stimulation and pharmacotherapy: Goerigk et al, 2021. Brain Stimulation. Randomized clinical study with antidepressant-free, clinically depressed patients to receive 22 bifrontal tDCS (2 mA, 30 min)… Read more
