FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·June 11, 2013·3 min readSurgeon Uses Electrical Stimulation to Speed Recovery in Bell’s Palsy PatientsA surgeon is using electrical stimulation as part of an advanced surgical technique to treat Bell's palsy. Stimulating the patient's damaged facial nerves with an electrical current helps 'jump start' the nerve in order to restore improved facial movement more quickly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 12, 2013·5 min readOptogenetics As Good As Electrical StimulationResearchers show optogenetics can be as good as, if not better than, using electrical stimulation in neuroscience research.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 13, 2013·3 min readScientists Improve Human Self-Control Through Electrical Brain StimulationResearchers successfully demonstrate a technique to enhance self control through a new form of brain stimulation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2014·2 min readMechanism Behind the Activation of Dormant Memory Cells DiscoveredElectrical stimulation of the hippocampus activates the same receptor complexes as memory recall and learning, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 17, 2014·4 min readResearch Could Help Improve Bladder Function Among People with Spinal Cord InjuriesEpidural stimulation enabled rats with spinal cord injuries to better control their bladders, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2015·2 min readElectrical Stimulation ‘Tunes’ Visual Attention Using Long Term MemoryA new study challenges current understanding of how visual attention is focused, as well as the roles of long and short term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2015·3 min readNew Therapy Could Cure Motion SicknessElectrocortical stimulation therapy could end the misery of motion sickness, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 8, 2016·4 min readSpinal Cord Stimulation Helps Paralyzed People Move HandsResearchers report epidural stimulation helped two people with quadriplegia to improve voluntary hand movements.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 29, 2016·7 min readInsight Into Neural Language Enables Amputees to Discern Light Touch to Intense PressureA new prosthetic system allows amputees to feel the same intensity of pressure on their prosthetic hand as they can feel with their natural hand.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2017·3 min readWeak Electrical Signal Used to Stimulate Brain and Improve MemoryResearchers describe using low current electrical stimulation on specific areas of the brain to enhance distinct memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 8, 2017·5 min readElectrical Stimulation in Brain Bypasses Senses and Instructs MovementUniversity of Rochester researchers report low levels of electrical stimulation delivered to areas of the brain responsible for movement can instruct an appropriate response, replacing signals for sensory processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2018·4 min read“Tickling” the Brain with Electrical Stimulation Improves MemoryLow intensity electrical stimulation to specific brain areas can help to improve short term verbal memory, researchers report.Read More