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·June 11, 2013·3 min read

Surgeon Uses Electrical Stimulation to Speed Recovery in Bell’s Palsy Patients

A 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.

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·December 12, 2013·5 min read

Optogenetics As Good As Electrical Stimulation

Researchers show optogenetics can be as good as, if not better than, using electrical stimulation in neuroscience research.

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·December 13, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Improve Human Self-Control Through Electrical Brain Stimulation

Researchers successfully demonstrate a technique to enhance self control through a new form of brain stimulation.

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·February 21, 2014·2 min read

Mechanism Behind the Activation of Dormant Memory Cells Discovered

Electrical stimulation of the hippocampus activates the same receptor complexes as memory recall and learning, a new study reveals.

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·October 17, 2014·4 min read

Research Could Help Improve Bladder Function Among People with Spinal Cord Injuries

Epidural stimulation enabled rats with spinal cord injuries to better control their bladders, a new study reports.

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·January 14, 2015·2 min read

Electrical Stimulation ‘Tunes’ Visual Attention Using Long Term Memory

A new study challenges current understanding of how visual attention is focused, as well as the roles of long and short term memory.

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·September 4, 2015·3 min read

New Therapy Could Cure Motion Sickness

Electrocortical stimulation therapy could end the misery of motion sickness, a new study reports.

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·June 8, 2016·4 min read

Spinal Cord Stimulation Helps Paralyzed People Move Hands

Researchers report epidural stimulation helped two people with quadriplegia to improve voluntary hand movements.

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·October 29, 2016·7 min read

Insight Into Neural Language Enables Amputees to Discern Light Touch to Intense Pressure

A new prosthetic system allows amputees to feel the same intensity of pressure on their prosthetic hand as they can feel with their natural hand.

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·October 26, 2017·3 min read

Weak Electrical Signal Used to Stimulate Brain and Improve Memory

Researchers describe using low current electrical stimulation on specific areas of the brain to enhance distinct memories.

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·December 8, 2017·5 min read

Electrical Stimulation in Brain Bypasses Senses and Instructs Movement

University 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.