Revolutionize psychiatry. Rational design of 🧠 stimulation. Change the 🌎! https://xitter.cf/t.co/nZou5OO1br PI: @flaviofrohlich Own opinion.

Chapel Hill
Joined June 2011
I write about the neuroscience of being fully human: brain rhythms, mental health, embodiment, and what it actually takes to thrive. Follow @FlavioFrohlich if that's the conversation you want more of.
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You are not a processor running on meat. You are a rhythmic, relational, embodied being whose brain evolved for connection, movement, and meaning ... not optimization! Act accordingly.
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We are more than biological LLMs. AI processes tokens. You process life through a body that breathes, moves, aches, and desires. We've built a culture that celebrates the brain and shames everything below the neck. For many of us, this is a deep source of pain and confusion. đź§µ
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🧠🧵 THREAD: What acetylcholine & norepinephrine teach us about learning, growth, and change This year, the @FrohlichLab turns 15. 🎉 Over that time, we’ve published 100+ papers on brain dynamics, neuromodulation, and neurotechnology. In this thread, I want to offer something different: 👉 a fresh, unifying, and slightly provocative perspective, starting with our first paper Here’s what we learned ↓
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New in Brain Stimulation! @SteinAthena & colleagues introduce tECS - transcranial endogenous current stimulation, using personalized EEG-derived waveforms to target aperiodic brain activity. A novel approach in neuromodulation. brainstimjrnl.com/article/S1…
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Fifteen years after demonstrating the power of low-amplitude endogenous electric fields on a neural network in a dish, I am excited to introduce tECS - fabulous work with star postdoc @SteinAthena in the @FrohlichLab @UNCPsychiatry - huge thank you to @BBRFoundation
New in Brain Stimulation! @SteinAthena & colleagues introduce tECS - transcranial endogenous current stimulation, using personalized EEG-derived waveforms to target aperiodic brain activity. A novel approach in neuromodulation. brainstimjrnl.com/article/S1…
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tECS builds on foundational cortical slice electrophysiology by @FlavioFrohlich showing that weak endogenous electric fields can entrain neural activity. Thank you to @BBRFoundation for making this possible. Also grateful to @_aaausa for supporting my time in the US!
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Excited to share our latest publication introducing a new class of brain stimulation: transcranial endogenous current stimulation (tECS) ⚡️ Supported by @BBRFoundation @FrohlichLab @NeuroStimCtr @UNCPsychiatry @brainstimj – at Carrboro, NC
New in Brain Stimulation! @SteinAthena & colleagues introduce tECS - transcranial endogenous current stimulation, using personalized EEG-derived waveforms to target aperiodic brain activity. A novel approach in neuromodulation. brainstimjrnl.com/article/S1…
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Introducing transcranial endogenous current stimulation (#tECS) - pioneered at the Carolina Center for Neurostimulation @UNCPsychiatry, published @brainstimj Built on foundational work by @FlavioFrohlich in 2010: cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S08… Thank you @BBRFoundation! @SteinAthena
Fifteen years after demonstrating the power of low-amplitude endogenous electric fields on a neural network in a dish, I am excited to introduce tECS - fabulous work with star postdoc @SteinAthena in the @FrohlichLab @UNCPsychiatry - huge thank you to @BBRFoundation
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We are excited to share these cool results from @GraceRoss98 's dissertation. Lots of implications for targeting networks of cognitive control with rhythmic brain stimulation. Make sure to follow @GraceRoss98 as she has more good stuff in the pipeline!
‼️Excited to share that our newest paper from the @FrohlichLab is now published!! This paper includes results from my dissertation work, suggesting that frontoparietal theta synchrony is a promising therapeutic target for attention disorders. 🧵1/6 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Leading up to my 15 year anniversary at UNC next year, I decided to share with you our scientific journey from neuronal mechanisms to novel treatments in the @FrohlichLab
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Inside the brain and ready to spark some new connections - come chat with me about brain network changes following #tACS treatment in #MDD at poster # F150 this afternoon at #SOBP2025! @NeuroStimCtr @FrohlichLab – at Toronto, Ontario
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Research Participants wanted! We’re recruiting for our study “Inter-brain Synchronization of the Therapist-Client Dyad in Psychotherapy: Pilot EEG Study in Students with Mild to Moderate Depression Symptoms” UNC IRB#: 22-1422, P.I: Flavio Frohlich, PhD. If you’re interested, please check out the flyer and complete the pre-screen to see if you’re eligible.
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Excited to have three clinical trials for depression and anxiety in our @NeuroStimCtr @UNCPsychiatry currently enrolling participants. carolinaneurostimulation.org…
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It is happening right now - our very own @GraceRoss98 defending her PhD thesis. Awesome work with big translational implications for non-pharmacological treatments of attention challenges. @NeuroStimCtr
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Alpha/theta state dynamics!
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Thank you @MarkZylka Follow us over at @NeuroStimCtr to learn about upcoming clinical trials of non-invasive đź§  stimulation. We will be posting updates and recruitment info. @UNCPsychiatry
Outstanding! Two UNC Neurosci Center faculty (Eva Anton and @FrohlichLab) as well as a UNC Perl prize recipient (@doristsao).
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Huge news!!! Congratulations to @FlavioFrohlich and everyone in our lab @FrohlichLab for this amazing accomplishment!
For years, the @FrohlichLab has been developing and tweaking an innovative brain stimulation device that can help treat depression and anxiety. Now, after clinical trials and support from the @FDA, the device is one step closer to patient use. news.unchealthcare.org/2025/…
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For years, the @FrohlichLab has been developing and tweaking an innovative brain stimulation device that can help treat depression and anxiety. Now, after clinical trials and support from the @FDA, the device is one step closer to patient use. news.unchealthcare.org/2025/…
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