Enhancing Brain Connectivity in Schizophrenia Through Neuromodulation (Study 2)

Exclusion Criteria11

• Inability to sign informed consent.
• Any history of seizures.
• Taking > 400 mg clozapine/day and not on anti-seizure medication(s) with sufficient dose.
• Failed TMS screening questionnaire.
• Significant alcohol or other drug use (substance abuse within 1 month or substance dependence history within 6 months and having substance usage within 1 month) other than nicotine or marijuana dependence.
• A history of thrombosis, family history of thrombosis, or medical conditions that may lead to a hypercoagulable state (increased chance to develop blood clots)
• Woman who is pregnant (child-bearing potential but not on contraceptive and missing menstrual period; or by self-report; or by positive urine pregnancy test).
• History of head injury with loss of consciousness over 10 minutes; history of brain surgery
• Cannot refrain from using alcohol and/or marijuana 24 hours or more prior to experiments.
• Students and employees currently involved with our lab (lab employees and personnel will be excluded from the study to avoid possible coercion or possible appearance of coercion, or chance of breach of privacy and confidentiality).
• For MRI, unable to undergo MRI scanning due to metallic devices or objects (cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator, some artificial joints, metal pins, surgical clips, or other implanted metal parts) or claustrophobic to the scanner.