Deep magnet stimulation shown to improve symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder
Following a month of treatment with deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS), people with OCD reported a 45.2% reduction in symptom severity.... Read More...
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Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses
Specific algorithms and brain signatures can be used to tell when a person is focused, indicating who may be able to benefit from electrical stimulation to help boost attention. The findings could help improve a patient's ability to manage focus deficits associated with a range of mental health problems.... Read More...
Non-invasive electrical stimulation alters blood flow in brain tumors
After a single session of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), researchers noted a significant reduction in blood flow to brain tumors. However, there were no alterations in blood flow or activity in the rest of the brain. The technique may be helpful in the treatment of brain cancers such as glioblastoma.... Read More...
Does stimulation of the brain’s dorsal anterior insular trigger ecstasy?
Direct electrical stimulation of the dorsal anterior insular cortex triggers ecstatic sensations. Findings support the major role the anterior insular plays in ecstasy.... Read More...
How electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain
Brain stimulation resulted in progressive alterations to brain plasticity. ... Read More...
Rhythmic control of ‘brain waves’ can boost memory
Memory performance can be enhanced by rhythmic neural stimulation, using both invasive and non-invasive techniques.... Read More...
A small electrical zap to the brain could help you retrieve a forgotten memory
Using non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation to target the left rostrolateral prefrontal cortex improves memory retrieval.... Read More...
Brain stimulation enhances visual learning speed and efficiency
Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) helps boost visual learning in patients with chronic cortical blindness, leading to a recovery in motion processing within 10 days of exposure. The effects of the tRNS treatment appear to last for at least six months.... Read More...
Nerve stimulation could provide new treatment option for most common type of stroke
Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation increased cerebral blood flow, stabilized the blood-brain barrier and reduced infarct size in preclinical models of ischemic stroke. The stimulation also showed benefit in randomized human trials and improved functional outcomes.... Read More...
Stimulating the epileptic brain breaks up neural networks to prevent seizures
Responsive neurostimulation can remodel neural networks, leaving the brain less susceptible to epileptic seizures.... Read More...
Zapping Memories: Electrostimulation Restores Working Memory of 70 Year Olds’ to That of 20 Year Olds’
Non-invasive electrostimulation restores working memory in 70-year-olds, allowing for comparable to cognitive abilities to those of 20-year-olds. The technology increases neural synchronization patterns and information flow between frontotemporal regions of the brain. This results in rapid improvements of working memory in older people, which lasted for more than 50 minutes post stimulation. The findings offer new hope to those suffering age-related memory impairments. ... Read More...
Brain stimulation improves depression symptoms, restores brain waves in clinical study
Transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) significantly reduced symptoms in people diagnosed with major depressive disorder in a pilot clinical trial.... Read More...