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rTMS improves memory in younger and older adults

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2019

Applying repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the prefrontal cortex helps improve performance in working memory tasks for both young and older subjects. The findings could provide a potential new treatment option for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other memory-related problems.... Read More...

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Study Reveals Roots of OCD

Neuroscience NewsNovember 29, 2018

A new study combines hundreds of brain scans of patients with OCD and pinpoints problems with error processing in the brain that leads to repetitive behaviors.... Read More...

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Less May Be More in Brain Stimulation Therapy

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

When it comes to using rTMS to treat neurological and psychiatric conditions, less might be more, researchers say. The study reports fewer stimulations are required to prevent neurons from ceasing to respond. ... Read More...

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Personalizing Therapeutic Brain Stimulation

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2018

Personalized rTMS treatments could be revolutionary in helping combat neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers say.... Read More...

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Brain Stimulation Reduces Suicidal Thinking in People with Hard to Treat Depression

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2018

According to researchers, 40% of people with treatment resistant depression who received rTMS no longer had suicidal thoughts following treatment. ... Read More...

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Three Minute Version of Brain Stimulation Therapy Effective for Hard to Treat Depression

Neuroscience NewsApril 27, 2018

Researchers report intermittent theta burst stimulation can help to alleviate the symptoms of major depressive disorder. 49% of patients who received the treatment reported a significant decrease in symptoms, with 32% reporting remission of depression.... Read More...

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Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Those With Multiple Sclerosis

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 7, 2018

A new study reports dTMS can help to reduce fatigue symptoms in those with multiple sclerosis.... Read More...

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Magnetic Brain Stimulation Alters Negative Emotional Perceptions

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 6, 2018

Using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, researchers report they are able to strengthen or weaken the processing of negative emotions.... Read More...

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Experimental Brain Technology Can Rewind Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsNovember 5, 2017

Researchers report repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can help to reverse some of the signs of Alzheimer's disease. So long as patients receive the treatments, cognitive decline appears to halt and, in some cases, cognitive abilities improve.... Read More...

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Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 14, 2017

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

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Motor Cortex Contributes to Word Comprehension

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2017

Comprehension of words relies on areas of the brain associated with motor control as well as 'classic' language centers, researchers report.... Read More...

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Stimulating the Brain With Electricity Reduces Bulimia Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 27, 2017

Researchers use transcranial magnetic stimulation to help reduce key symptoms of bulimia.... Read More...

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Scientists succeed in testing potential brain-based method to diagnose autism

Researchers link new protein to Parkinson’s

Anxious people quicker to flee danger

Neuroscience

Scientists succeed in testing potential brain-based method to diagnose autism

Anxious people quicker to flee danger

When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Neurology

Researchers link new protein to Parkinson’s

Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery

Patients with both schizophrenia and epilepsy die alarmingly early

AI

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

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Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

Room for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identified

Psychology

Anxious people quicker to flee danger

When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

rTMS

rTMS improves memory in younger and older adults

Study Reveals Roots of OCD

Less May Be More in Brain Stimulation Therapy

Personalizing Therapeutic Brain Stimulation

Brain Stimulation Reduces Suicidal Thinking in People with Hard to Treat Depression

Three Minute Version of Brain Stimulation Therapy Effective for Hard to Treat Depression

Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Those With Multiple Sclerosis

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Alters Negative Emotional Perceptions

Experimental Brain Technology Can Rewind Alzheimer’s Disease

Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

Motor Cortex Contributes to Word Comprehension

Stimulating the Brain With Electricity Reduces Bulimia Symptoms