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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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·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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·May 3, 2018·3 min read

New Clues on How to Improve Memory During Sleep

Using electrical fields to simulate slow wave sleep, researchers enhance memory.

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·January 29, 2018·4 min read

“Tickling” the Brain with Electrical Stimulation Improves Memory

Low intensity electrical stimulation to specific brain areas can help to improve short term verbal memory, researchers report.

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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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·July 3, 2022·5 min read

Electrical Stimulation Improves Arm Control in Paralyzed Monkeys

Electrically stimulating surviving nerves in the upper spinal cord following severe spinal cord injury improved motor control in upper limbs and allowed monkeys with limited arm function to regain lost movement.

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·January 2, 2019·5 min read

Wireless ‘Pacemaker For the Brain’ Could Offer New Treatment For Neurological Disorders

Researchers have developed a new wireless brain stimulation device that could revolutionize the way neurological disorders are treated. The device, called WAND, fine tunes treatments by stimulating and recording electrical currents in the brain at the same time.