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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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·May 4, 2021·6 min read

New Neuroimaging Technique Studies Brain Stimulation for Depression

Researchers apply DOT neuroimaging to patients receiving repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for depression to better understand the effectiveness of the brain stimulation for the treatment of the disorder.

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·February 12, 2021·4 min read

Changing the Connection Between the Hemispheres Affects Speech Perception

Using HD-TACS brain stimulation, researchers influenced the integration of speech sounds by changing the balancing processes between the two brain hemispheres.

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·February 4, 2021·3 min read

‘Where Did I Park My Car?’ Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Time Travel

Applying transcranial magnetic stimulation to brain networks responsible for memory helped improve memories of complex and realistic events.

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·January 25, 2021·3 min read

Stimulating Brain Pathways Shows Origins of Human Language and Memory

The evolutionary development for both human and primate brains may have been similar for communication and memory.

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·January 18, 2021·10 min read

Personalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression Symptoms

A novel individualized neuromodulation system may help alleviate symptoms of depression within minutes for those who are resistant to current treatments.

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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

New Neuroimaging Technique Studies Brain Stimulation for Depression

Changing the Connection Between the Hemispheres Affects Speech Perception

‘Where Did I Park My Car?’ Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Time Travel

Stimulating Brain Pathways Shows Origins of Human Language and Memory

Personalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression Symptoms

Disrupted Neuronal Microexons Drive Hyperarousal and Insomnia

AI Intelligence Is Not Consciousness

Autism Mutations Converge on Shared Early Brain Pathways

Rotating Spiral Brain Waves Act as a Space-and-Time Clock

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