Which of the following statements is true about “neurons”?
(A) Neurons are excitable but cannot be activated.
(B) Neurons cannot be influenced by the power of a magnet.
(C) Neurons can be found only in the brain.
(D) People’s feeling or memory may change if the nature of neurons’ signals changes.

  striking翻譯：異乎尋常的，驚人的；引人注目的, 嫵媚動人的；很有魅力的。

Using echo-planar magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging procedure程式 (EP-MRSI)核磁共振 to treat mental illness is a completely different approach方法 only because of the way the magnetism is applied to the brain.

The notion觀念 that the brain might respond to magnets磁體 and electricity actually goes way back. 

The EP-MRSI study is an example of burgeoning迅速發展 new research on an old idea—that the brain is an electromagnetic電磁 organ and that brain disorders might result from disarray混亂 in magnetic function. 

The idea has huge appeal to psychiatrists精神科醫生 and patients alike, since for many people the side effects of psychiatric drugs are almost as difficult to manage as the disease itself. 

Also, 30 percent of the nearly 18.8 million Americans who suffer from depression do not respond to any of the antidepressants抗憂鬱藥 available now. 

     What is it about the brain that makes it especially receptive to electromagnetic stimulation刺激?

A partial answer can be found in the neuron神經元, the electrically and chemically excitable nerve cell that receives, processes, and transmits播送 information in the brain. 

When neurons are activated by magnets or electricity, the nature of their signals changes—affecting everything from mood to cognition認知 and memory.