Marisol is trying a new treatment for severe depression. A tiny region of her brain is exposed to a strong magnetic field. Marisol is undergoing:

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The treatment Marisol is undergoing involves exposing a specific region of her brain to a strong magnetic field, which is characteristic of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Option A (optogenetic therapy) involves using light to stimulate or inhibit specific neurons, Option C (positron emission tomography) is a diagnostic tool that involves injecting a radioactive substance to create a visual map of brain activity, and Option D (functional magnetic resonance imaging) uses magnetic fields to create images of brain activity, but is not intended as a treatment for depression.

Marisol Is Trying a New Treatment for Severe Depression