DBS Archives - Neuroscience News

Self Tuning Brain Implant Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Patients

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

Researchers have developed a new deep brain stimulation device that is able to use feedback from the brain to fine tune its signal. The device could help those with Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles6 min read

How Dopamine Neurons Contribute to Memory Formation in Humans

Neuroscience NewsMay 2, 2018

According to researchers, dopamine neurons may play a key role in the formation of episodic memory. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for neurodegenerative disorders that affect memory.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles6 min read

Lightning Carries Potential Danger to People with Deep Brain Stimulators

Neuroscience NewsMay 1, 2018

Researchers warn some deep brain stimulation devices may dysfunction and shut off during thunderstorms.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles6 min read

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...

FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles3 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Those With Multiple Sclerosis

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 7, 2018

A new study reports dTMS can help to reduce fatigue symptoms in those with multiple sclerosis.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles4 min read

Brain Pacemaker Shows Promise in Slowing Alzheimer’s Progression

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 30, 2018

Deep brain stimulation to the frontal lobe may help to improve cognitive, behavioral and functional difficulties in those with Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos7 min read

Image shows a doctor and patient with Parkinson's.

Deep Brain Stimulation Linked to Longer Survival For Parkinson’s Patients

Neuroscience NewsDecember 21, 2017

A new study reveals deep brain stimulation not only improves motor function, but can also increase survival rates for those with Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurology7 min read

Brain Zap Saps Destructive Urges

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2017

Deep brain stimulation to the nucleus accumbens can help prevent impulsive behaviors, researchers report in PNAS.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology10 min read

Image shows the basolateral amygdala highlighted in the brain.

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...

FeaturedNeuroscience8 min read

Low Frequency Brain Stimulation Improves Cognition in Parkinson’s Patients

Neuroscience NewsNovember 28, 2017

Researchers report low frequency deep brain stimulation can help to improve cognitive function in people with Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurology7 min read

Your Neurons Register Familiar Faces, Whether You Notice Them or Not

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 21, 2017

Whether we are consciously aware of seeing a familiar face and object or not, our brains actively notice. A new study sheds light on the nature of conscious perception.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles5 min read

Intermittent Electrical Brain Stimulation Improves Memory

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2017

Electrically stimulating the nucleus basalis of Meynert elevated acetylcholine levels and helped improve working memory, a new study reports.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience10 min read

News

The Real Promise of LSD, Mushrooms and MDMA for Medical Science

16 Going On 66: Will You be the Same Person 50 Years From Now?

CRISPR Helps Target Mood Boosting Receptors in Brain

Neuroscience

The Real Promise of LSD, Mushrooms and MDMA for Medical Science

CRISPR Helps Target Mood Boosting Receptors in Brain

Working Memory May be More Flexible than Previously Thought

Neurology

New Genes that May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Identified

Why Do Women Get More Migraines?

Crowdsourcing Algorithms to Predict Epileptic Seizures

AI

Machine Learning Could Predict Medication Responses in Patients with Complex Mood Disorders

Machine Learning Links Dimensions of Mental Illness to Brain Network Abnormalities

Blurred Face News Anonymity Gets an Artificial Intelligence Spin

Robotics

Improvement if Humanlike Conversations in Humanoid Robots

Sci-Fi Fans Enthusiastic For Digitizing the Brain

Psychology

The Real Promise of LSD, Mushrooms and MDMA for Medical Science

16 Going On 66: Will You be the Same Person 50 Years From Now?

CRISPR Helps Target Mood Boosting Receptors in Brain

DBS

Self Tuning Brain Implant Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Patients

How Dopamine Neurons Contribute to Memory Formation in Humans

Lightning Carries Potential Danger to People with Deep Brain Stimulators

Brain Stimulation Improves Word Recall in Severe Epilepsy

Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Those With Multiple Sclerosis

Brain Pacemaker Shows Promise in Slowing Alzheimer’s Progression

Deep Brain Stimulation Linked to Longer Survival For Parkinson’s Patients

Brain Zap Saps Destructive Urges

Direct Amygdala Stimulation Can Enhance Memory in Humans

Low Frequency Brain Stimulation Improves Cognition in Parkinson’s Patients

Your Neurons Register Familiar Faces, Whether You Notice Them or Not

Intermittent Electrical Brain Stimulation Improves Memory