Sooma Duo tDCS

Managing depression with electrical signaling

Brain function depends on electrical signaling, so when people experience depression, the signaling becomes imbalanced in certain regions of the brain. These regions are found in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), with studies suggesting that depressed patients experience reduced signaling in the left DLPFC and increased signaling in the right DLPFC.

Sooma Depression Therapy specifically targets these areas to relieve depression by administering a mild current through two electrodes inside a head cap. The system – the Sooma Duo device – increases activity near the left electrode while reducing the activity near the right electrode. This process – typically lasting 30 minutes per session – can help to restore the balance between these two brain areas and can result in reduced depressive symptoms.

The device is described as ‘a portable therapeutic brain stimulation’. It is one part of an at-home treatment system comprised of the stimulator itself, a patient mobile app, and a clinician platform. These three components work together to create a safe and effective therapeutic solution that is easy for patients to administer with full clinician control and monitoring.