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Image shows brain scans showing how both placebos and antidepressants affect the brain.

·September 30, 2015·7 min read

Depressed People Who Respond to Placebos Get The Most Help From Real Medications

A new study reports how well people with depression respond to placebos may determine how well they will respond to antidepressant medications.

This image shows a brain scan of a person with a DBS device fitted.

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·April 13, 2015·6 min read

How Deep Brain Stimulation Exerts Therapeutic Effects for Parkinson’s Patients

A new study reveals deep brain stimulation helps reduce excessive synchronization of brain activity in the motor cortex of Parkinson's patients.

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·March 25, 2015·4 min read

Carbon Nanotube Fibers Make Superior Links to Brain

Carbon nanotube fibers appear to be superior to metal electrodes for DBS, a new study reports.

Images show calcium ion influx into neurons.

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·March 12, 2015·3 min read

Magnets and Nanoparticles for Deep Brain Stimulation

Researchers develop a new technique to stimulate brain tissue by injecting magnetic nanoparticles and using external magnetic fields.

The image shows a brain scan post DBS neurosurgery.

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·December 18, 2014·1 min read

First Real Time MRI Guided Brain Surgery for Parkinson’s in Southern California

UCSD neurosurgeons are the first in Southern California to use real time 3D MRI guidance to implant a DBS device into a Parkinson's patient.

The image is a drawing of a rat with an electrode cap on. There is a computer showing the brain waves when the rat is at rest, and a computer showing the brain waves when the rat is active.

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·December 2, 2014·1 min read

Brain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of Seizures

Stimulating the thalamus and other areas of the brain stem connected with wakefulness can help bring rats back to consciousness after a seizure, new research reports.

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·October 8, 2014·5 min read

Amputees Discern Familiar Sensations Across Prosthetic Hand

Amputees are able to regain sense of touch and 'feel' with their prosthetic hands, thanks to new technological advances.

This image is a still from the video showing a 3d rendering of a person standing up from a wheelchair.

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·September 24, 2014·4 min read

From Rats to Humans: Project NEUWalk Closer to Clinical Trials

By electrically stimulating the severed part of the spinal cord, researchers were able to make a completely paralyzed rat walk over obstacles.

The image shows the outline of a head with lights shooting out from the brain.

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·August 18, 2014·5 min read

Targeted Brain Stimulation Aids Stroke Recovery in Mice

Using optogenetics to stimulate mice brains five days after a stroke helped improve motor control and brain chemistry, researchers report.

The image is a diagram of a person with the spinal cord bypass switched off and on.

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·August 14, 2014·3 min read

Bypass Commands From the Brain to Legs Through a Computer

Researchers have successfully made an artificial connection from the brain to the locomotion center in the spinal cord by bypassing with a computer interface.