Zapping the brain to fight smoking in schizophrenia?

This small study explored whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique (TMS) could improve attention and reduce cigarette cravings in people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Researchers tested 15 adult smokers with these conditions to see if stimulating specific brain networks changed how the brain connects and affected these behaviors. The main goal was to gather knowledge about why smoking is so common in this population and identify potential brain targets for future treatments.