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·January 3, 2014·3 min read

Stimulating Brain Cells Stops Binge Drinking, Animal Study Finds

Researchers use optogenetics to change alcohol drinking behavior in rodents.

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·April 7, 2017·5 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Decreases Tics in Young Adults with Severe Tourette Syndrome

Deep brain stimulation helps reduce movement tics and verbal outbursts in people suffering from Tourette, researchers report.

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·August 16, 2017·5 min read

Scientists Use Magnetic Fields to Remotely Stimulate Brain and Control Body Movements

Researchers have developed a new, minimally invasive brain stimulation technique that can induce a range of bodily movements. The technique, magneto-thermal stimulation, can be used to target highly specific brain regions and could help researchers to advance brain mapping studies.

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·February 26, 2016·4 min read

Could Deep Brain Stimulation Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?

A pioneering study is underway to test the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

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·February 25, 2017·8 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation for Patients With Chronic Anorexia is Safe and May Improve Symptoms

A small study suggests deep brain stimulation may be beneficial for improving mood and reducing anxiety while helping to increase weight in those with anorexia.

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·June 20, 2018·3 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Promising for Those With Mild Alzheimer’s

Deep brain stimulation of the fornix may prove to be beneficial for people over the age of 65 who suffer from mild Alzheimer's, researchers report.

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·April 27, 2020·6 min read

Light-based deep brain stimulation relieves symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Researchers use optogenetic based deep brain stimulation to help treat motor dysfunction in animal models of Parkinson's disease. The new technique provides insights into why DBS works and ways in which it can be improved on a patient-by-patient basis.

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·April 4, 2019·5 min read

Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms

Deep brain stimulation improves performance on cognitive control tasks and increases theta oscillations in the medial, and lateral prefrontal cortex.

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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.

The image shows a patient undergoing surgery for a deep brain stimulation implant.

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·August 20, 2012·3 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Obesity?

Electrical brain stimulation targeting the “dysregulated reward circuitry” could make deep brain stimulation a new option for the difficult-to-treat problem of obesity.

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·December 14, 2022·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Deep brain stimulation at the intersection of two fiber bundles linked to memory formation appears to alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

Image shows the basolateral amygdala highlighted in the brain.

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·December 19, 2017·6 min read

Direct Amygdala Stimulation Can Enhance Memory in Humans

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.

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