MeSH tree: F04.669
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain under general anesthesia to cause a seizure, usually between six and 12 times, is used to varying degrees around the world for patients ...
Apr 22, 2026
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As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how memory works—and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, decades of research have given ...
Apr 18, 2026
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An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University of California San Diego School of Medicine, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, has found that magnetic ...
Apr 15, 2026
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Leading international professional associations have issued a joint statement taking a clear stance on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and calling for a scientific and evidence-based presentation of the treatment. In doing ...
Apr 1, 2026
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Each year, 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental health issue, and about 50% will have experienced a mental Illness by age 40. For many, their first and sometimes only point of contact for medical assistance is their ...
Mar 30, 2026
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Partisanship, whether you support a particular person, group, or cause, has long been known as a key factor in misinformed beliefs—from COVID-19 to Brexit. But how does partisanship drive bias and misinformation? Is it because ...
Mar 23, 2026
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A research team at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a new noninvasive brain stimulation technique, by showing how focused ultrasound affects the human brain. Using brainwave recordings from human participants, the ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Stimulating two brain areas, nudging them to collectively fire in the same way, increases a person's ability to behave altruistically, according to a study published in the PLOS Biology by Jie Hu from East China Normal University ...
Feb 10, 2026
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A patient with complete blindness caused by irreversible optic nerve damage partially recovered natural vision after participating in a clinical trial of electrical stimulation of the visual cortex conducted by researchers ...
Feb 3, 2026
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An international study, the first of its kind to use an online survey to capture the long-term effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) on patients, has revealed that while some patients experience improved mood, an overwhelming ...
Feb 2, 2026
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