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·January 26, 2022·4 min read

Can Brain Stimulation Improve Memory Formation?

Electrical stimulation improves verbal memory for those with responsive neurostimulation implants when activated during certain memory tasks.

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·January 25, 2022·3 min read

How a Genetic Variant Modifies the Brain Stimulation Impact on Memory

Researchers report it's easier to control cognitive activity via transcranial magnetic stimulation in people with the Val/Val genetic variant of BDNF.

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·November 22, 2021·8 min read

Novel Brain Stimulation Approach Treats Severe Depression

Combining deep-brain stimulation with intracranial EEG, researchers achieved an individualized understanding of specific brain networks that contributed to an individual's depression symptoms and identified stimulation patterns best suited to each patient for symptom relief.

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·November 18, 2021·4 min read

Brain Stimulation Could Help You Decide When to Give Up

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be used to modulate brain rhythms and cognitive behaviors related to "giving up" during problem-solving tasks.

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·November 1, 2021·4 min read

Boosting Human Mental Function With Brain Stimulation

A new method that merged artificial intelligence with electrical brain stimulation improved brain functions related to self-control and mental flexibility.

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·October 4, 2021·6 min read

Treating Severe Depression With On-Demand Brain Stimulation

A modified deep brain stimulation devise that delivers on-demand stimulation when it recognizes changes in brain patterns provides immediate and long-term relief for depression sufferers.

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·September 11, 2021·4 min read

How the Brain’s Motor System Can Support Vocabulary Learning

A transcranial magnetic stimulation study revealed the motor cortex may play a role in translating foreign language words into one's native tongue.

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·September 3, 2021·3 min read

New AI Algorithm Improves Brain Stimulation Devices to Treat Disease

Novel AI technology allows researchers to understand which brain regions directly interact with each other, which helps guide the placement of electrodes for DBS to treat neurological diseases.

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·September 3, 2021·3 min read

Epilepsy Brain Implant Does Not Transform Patients’ Sense of Self or Personality

Researchers report self-perception does not diminish nor does an individual's personality change as a result of closed-loop brain stimulation brain implants for the treatment of epilepsy.

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·August 24, 2021·5 min read

Evoking the Sense of Touch Through Brain Implant Electrodes

Using minimally invasive brain implants, researchers evoked the sense of touch in patients who had lost tactile sensations. The technique could be used to restore tactile sensations to those with paralysis and neuropathy.

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·August 24, 2021·5 min read

Transcranial Stimulation Enhances Beneficial Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Gait in Parkinson’s Patients

A new small-scale study reveals transcranial direct current stimulation improved gait and increased the benefits of aerobic exercise in Parkinson's patients.

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·August 4, 2021·3 min read

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation May Reduce Smoking

Non-invasive brain stimulation, such as rTMS, helps to reduce smoking frequency in nicotine-dependent people, a new study reports. Stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation significantly reduced smoking frequency.

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brain stimulation

Can Brain Stimulation Improve Memory Formation?

How a Genetic Variant Modifies the Brain Stimulation Impact on Memory

Novel Brain Stimulation Approach Treats Severe Depression

Brain Stimulation Could Help You Decide When to Give Up

Boosting Human Mental Function With Brain Stimulation

Treating Severe Depression With On-Demand Brain Stimulation

How the Brain’s Motor System Can Support Vocabulary Learning

New AI Algorithm Improves Brain Stimulation Devices to Treat Disease

Epilepsy Brain Implant Does Not Transform Patients’ Sense of Self or Personality

Evoking the Sense of Touch Through Brain Implant Electrodes

Transcranial Stimulation Enhances Beneficial Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Gait in Parkinson’s Patients

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation May Reduce Smoking

Brain Stimulation Method Can Evaluate Consciousness in Alzheimer’s Disease

Early Intervention Helps Most Autistic Children Acquire Spoken Language

Brain Conductors Find Precise Connection to Target Cells via Protein Handshake

Multilingualism Calculator Reveals True Language Strengths

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