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·November 2, 2021·6 min read

Experimental Depression Treatment Is Nearly 80% Effective in Controlled Study

SAINT, a new intensive and individualized form of transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces symptoms of depression within days of treatment. 80% of the people administered SAINT reported remission from depression symptoms that lasted for months following treatment.

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·September 28, 2021·4 min read

Magnetic Stimulation of the Brain Can Improve Episodic Memory

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the left prefrontal cortex can improve episodic memory performance by reducing the power of low frequency of brain waves during memory formation.

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·August 25, 2020·8 min read

Magnetic Stimulation Dramatically Improves Fecal Incontinence

Translumbosacaral neuromodulation therapy (TNT), a magnetic stimulation technology commonly used for neuropathy, can improve fecal incontinence in the short term.

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·June 6, 2019·2 min read

Rhythmic control of ‘brain waves’ can boost memory

Memory performance can be enhanced by rhythmic neural stimulation, using both invasive and non-invasive techniques.

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·September 14, 2017·4 min read

Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

Using a combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation and virtual reality, researchers have helped to reduce anxiety in people with panic disorders.

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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.

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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·July 15, 2010·3 min read

Limbs in Space – Brain Mapping Research Identifies Key Brain Area for Body Mapping

UCL neuroscientists have found evidence that the posterior parietal cortex is the general brain area mostly involved in producing the brain's map of the body in space.

magnetic stimulation

Experimental Depression Treatment Is Nearly 80% Effective in Controlled Study

Magnetic Stimulation of the Brain Can Improve Episodic Memory

Magnetic Stimulation Dramatically Improves Fecal Incontinence

Rhythmic control of ‘brain waves’ can boost memory

Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

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

New Technology Senses and Stimulates Individual Brain Cells Without Invasive Electrodes

Limbs in Space – Brain Mapping Research Identifies Key Brain Area for Body Mapping

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