Epileptic activity originating from one or more diseased brain regions in the temporal lobe is difficult to contain. Many patients […]
Optogenetic stimulation improves alterations in Huntington’s disease experimental models
Huntington’s disease is a hereditary neurodegenerative disease featured by alterations in movement, cognitive deficiency and psychiatric disorders resulting from the […]
Brain magnetic stimulation for veterans with concussion: Need is high, but evidence is limited
Studies using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a noninvasive technique, to help veterans and active-duty service members living with depression, […]
Magnetic stimulation dramatically improves fecal incontinence
Painless magnetic stimulation of nerves that regulate muscles in the anus and rectum appears to improve their function and dramatically […]
Brain stimulation prevents anxiety-induced decrease in motor performances
Researchers in the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology and the Centre national de la recherché scientifique used fMRI […]
How electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain
Recordings of neural activity during therapeutic stimulation can be used to predict subsequent changes in brain connectivity, according to a […]
Brain stimulation enhances visual learning speed and efficiency
Practice results in better learning. Consider learning a musical instrument, for example: the more one practices, the better one will […]
Brain wave stimulation may improve Alzheimer’s symptoms
By exposing mice to a unique combination of light and sound, MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can improve cognitive […]
Bioengineers create ultrasmall, light-activated electrode for neural stimulation
PITTSBURGH (February 15, 2019) … Neural stimulation is a developing technology that has beneficial therapeutic effects in neurological disorders, such […]