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The image shows a person undergoing a deep brain stimulation implant surgery.

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·June 5, 2013·4 min read

New Technique for Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Proves Accurate and Safe

Neurosurgeons have developed a new way to perform deep brain stimulation surgeries. The new technique allows for more accurate placement of the electrodes in the brain and is likely to be safer for patients.

This shows a brain map with the stimulated areas highlighted orange and blue

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·January 27, 2023·5 min read

New Technology May Help Inform Brain Stimulation

A new technique that uses ultrafast fMRI is able to capture brain activity at sub-second levels. The technique allows for real-time monitoring of the brain under stimulation conditions.

Image shows the hemispherical coils for localized neural stimulation.

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·May 16, 2016·11 min read

New Technology Senses and Stimulates Individual Brain Cells Without Invasive Electrodes

Researchers are developing new technologies that can stimulate and sense neurons in the human brain non-invasively.

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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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·April 21, 2016·4 min read

Optogenetics Reveals Neural Wiring at Work in Visual System

Researchers genetically modify individual neurons to become more sensitive to light stimuli.

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

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·March 4, 2013·5 min read

Parkinson’s Disease Brain Rhythms Detected

Researchers have discovered how to detect abnormal brain rhythms associated with Parkinson's disease by implanting electrodes into the brains of patients with this neurodegenerative disorder.

This shows the mri scan for the ocd patient with the DBS device.

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·October 3, 2013·5 min read

Power of Precision Medicine Shown in Successful Treatment of Patient with Disabling OCD

A new study provides a glimpse into the current limitations and powerful implications of precision medicine.

Image shows the Utah Slated Electrode Array.

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·November 22, 2016·4 min read

Precise Nerve Stimulation Via Electrode Implants Offers New Hope for Paralysis Patients

A tiny array of implanted electrodes may help people with spinal cord injuries to regain use of their paralyzed limbs, a new study reveals.

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·March 16, 2023·3 min read

Progress in Unlocking the Brain’s Code for Depression

Changes in brain activity in the anterior cingulate cortex could be the best predictor of depression severity.

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·December 17, 2018·3 min read

Real Time Feedback Tames Parkinson’s Brainwaves

Researchers report a neurofeedback system allows those with Parkinson's to voluntarily control brain waves associated with symptoms of the disorder.

This is a diagram of an implanted vagus nerve stimulation device in a human.

Featured Neurology

·October 1, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Find Early Success in New Treatment for Stroke Recovery

Researchers report on full recovery of forelimb strength in rats after a stroke by using vagus nerve stimulation.

This shows EEG printouts from the study

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·February 12, 2020·3 min read

Researchers stimulate areas vital to consciousness in monkeys’ brains, and it wakes them up

Stimulating the central lateral thalamus in monkeys under anesthesia was enough to wake the animals and elicit normal waking behaviors.

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