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Brain Stimulation Decreases Intent to Commit Assault

Neuroscience NewsJuly 3, 2018

A new study reveals the desire to carry our physical or sexual assault can be curbed with the help of tDCS. The brain stimulation technique also increases the perception in potential offenders that such violence is morally wrong.... Read More...

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Next Generation EEG Could Help Bring Back Lost Brain Function

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2018

A new device that combines brain stimulation with EEG recordings could help to restore brain function in those suffering neurological disorders.... Read More...

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New Computational Tool May Help Optimize Alzheimer’s Treatments

Neuroscience NewsMay 24, 2018

A new computational approach could help personalize brain stimulation for individual Alzheimer's patients, researchers say.... Read More...

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Less May Be More in Brain Stimulation Therapy

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

When it comes to using rTMS to treat neurological and psychiatric conditions, less might be more, researchers say. The study reports fewer stimulations are required to prevent neurons from ceasing to respond. ... Read More...

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Brain Stimulation May Reduce Food Cravings as Obesity Treatment

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2018

According to researchers, high frequency dTMS increased beta endorphin levels, producing heightened feelings of reward following food ingestion. Researchers report this form of non-invasive brain stimulation could help alter food cravings in obese people.... Read More...

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New Clues on How to Improve Memory During Sleep

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2018

Using electrical fields to simulate slow wave sleep, researchers enhance memory. ... Read More...

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Brain Stimulation Reduces Suicidal Thinking in People with Hard to Treat Depression

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2018

According to researchers, 40% of people with treatment resistant depression who received rTMS no longer had suicidal thoughts following treatment. ... Read More...

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Researchers Build Smallest Volume, Most Efficient Wireless Nerve Stimulator

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2018

Researchers have developed the smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulator to date. The device may be used to monitor and treat diseases in real time, researchers report.... Read More...

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Brain Stimulation Helps Younger, Not Older, Adults’ Memory

Neuroscience NewsMarch 1, 2018

Contrary to existing thought, researchers report transcranial direct current stimulation is not as effective at improving memory in older people as it is in younger adults.... Read More...

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Brain Stimulation Improves Word Recall in Severe Epilepsy

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 10, 2018

Stimulating specific regions of the brain can help to improve memory and word recall in those with severe epilepsy, a new Nature Communications study reports. ... Read More...

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Mirror Neuron Activity Predicts People’s Decision Making in Moral Dilemmas

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 5, 2018

UCLA researchers investigated how the brain responds when people watch other experience painful events. The study reports neural responses predict whether people will be inclined to avoid causing harm to others when faced with moral dilemmas.... Read More...

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Direct Amygdala Stimulation Can Enhance Memory in Humans

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2017

Researchers report in a new PNAS study that direct stimulation of the amygdala can enhance memory of images a day later, if the stimulation is applied immediately after the images are viewed.... Read More...

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Next Generation EEG Could Help Bring Back Lost Brain Function

New Computational Tool May Help Optimize Alzheimer’s Treatments

Less May Be More in Brain Stimulation Therapy

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