MeSH tree: E04.190
From the ancient Egyptians' use of electric fish to treat headaches to the invention of pacemakers to regulate heart rhythms in the 1950s, the field of bioelectronic medicine—which makes use of electrical signals instead ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have achieved a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). By applying deep brain stimulation ...
Dec 2, 2024
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To test complex brain functions during neurosurgical procedures, surgeons must operate on awake, locally anesthetized patients. This allows surgeons to interact with them and test how their intervention affects brain function. ...
Nov 4, 2024
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University of Rochester researchers have demonstrated a noninvasive method using BL-OG, or bioluminescent optogenetics, that harnesses light to activate neurons in the brain. The ability to regulate brain activation could ...
Oct 3, 2024
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Researchers have successfully integrated a megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) system into a commercially available neurosurgical microscope and demonstrated its clinical usefulness. This advancement represents ...
Oct 1, 2024
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For 12 years, Paul Stroud's done everything he can to combat the effects of Parkinson's disease. He had a pair of stimulators implanted deep in his brain. He takes the standard medications to treat symptoms. He even briefly ...
Sep 27, 2024
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What if we could resist compulsions? These irrational behaviors, particularly common in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), are hard to suppress.
Sep 10, 2024
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Researchers say we're on the cusp of a new era where physicians will personalize care, adjusting medications and pacemakers based on videos captured at home by patients that can be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
Sep 3, 2024
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The idea of electrically stimulating a brain region called the central thalamus has gained traction among researchers and clinicians because it can help arouse subjects from unconscious states induced by traumatic brain injury ...
Aug 21, 2024
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Whether Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart, it's widely recognized that classical music can affect a person's mood. In a study published in Cell Reports, scientists in China have used brainwave measurements and neural imaging techniques ...
Aug 9, 2024
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