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·July 25, 2017·4 min read

Cognitive Cross Training Enhances Learning

Using a combination of brain stimulation, physical exercise and computer based cognitive training, researchers report people were better at specific skill learning than when using cognitive training alone.

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·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Improving Creativity Through Electrical Brain Stimulation

Electrically stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can enhance out ability to 'think outside the box', a new study reports.

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·April 27, 2017·3 min read

Research Seeks to Boost Memory and Performance with Targeted Electrical Stimulation

Researchers look to transdermal electrical neuromodulation to help boost performance and memory.

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·April 20, 2017·4 min read

Brain Stimulation Restores Memory During Lapses

Researchers report direct brain stimulation could help improve memory function.

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·April 20, 2017·5 min read

Stimulate Your Brain Early to Stay Mentally Healthy in Old Age

Continuing education and taking leadership roles while young can help you stay mentally healthy later in life, a new study reports.

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·March 28, 2017·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Improves Schizophrenia-Like Cognitive Problems

Researchers report stimulating the cerebellum of rats with schizophrenia like cognitive problems helps to normalize brain activity in the frontal cortex and correct the rat's ability to estimate the passage of time.

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·January 19, 2017·5 min read

Excess Tau Protein Damages Brain’s GPS For Alzheimer’s Patients

The spatial dissociation in Alzheimer's disease that causes people to wander may be a result of tau accumulation in the entorhinal cortex's grid cells, a new study reports.

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·January 19, 2017·3 min read

Brain Stimulation Used Like a Scalpel To Improve Memory

Researchers target the cortical hippocampal network with non-invasive brain stimulation to help improve precise memory.

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·September 26, 2016·5 min read

What Happens When the Brain is Artificially Stimulated

A new study describes how stimulating a single region of the brain affects the activation of other regions.

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·August 11, 2016·3 min read

Brain Stimulation Technique Shown Effective in Phantom Limb Pain

A new study reports transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce phantom limb pain.

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·July 28, 2016·5 min read

Electric Brain Stimulation During Sleep Can Boost Memory

According to researchers, transcranial alternating current stimulation may help to improve memory when targeted to a specific kind of brain activity achieved during sleep.