Neuroscience
Brain stimulation found to improve reading ability in macular degeneration patients
A new study is the first to show brain stimulation improves reading in patients with macular degeneration.
Dec 14, 2022
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News tagged with brain stimulation
Neuroscience
Could 'random noise' supercharge your brain?
Applying a weak electrical current to your brain could speed up learning and help people with neurological conditions.
Dec 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Deep brain stimulation could help treat Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, but it is not easily treatable. One potential therapy is deep brain stimulation delivered by a kind of pacemaker. A team of researchers at Charité—Universitätsmedizin ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers gain a better understanding of how the most commonly used ADHD medication works
For decades, doctors have treated kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate, a stimulant drug sold as Ritalin and Concerta, making it one of the most widely prescribed medications aimed ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers test promising technological treatment for youth depression
New research shows promising results using neurotechnological approaches to treat depression in youth. The research, led by Simon Fraser University (SFU) professor Faranak Farzan, is published in the Journal of Affective ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Small studies of 40Hz sensory stimulation confirm safety, suggest Alzheimer's benefits
Two early stage clinical studies testing the safety and efficacy of 40Hz sensory stimulation to treat Alzheimer's disease have found that the potential therapy was well tolerated, produced no serious adverse effects and was ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Neuroscience
Transcranial magnetic stimulation design goes deeper into the brain
As a noninvasive neuromodulation method, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) shows great potential to treat a range of mental and psychiatric diseases, including major depression.
Nov 29, 2022
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Neuroscience
Only the left inferior frontal gyrus found responsible for action naming
An international scientific team including researchers from the HSE Center for Language and Brain and the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience have demonstrated that only the left inferior frontal gyrus plays a critical ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Identifying the brain circuit responsible for locomotor activation and avoidance behavior
In a largely neglected brain region, scientists identified neurons that produce the stress hormone CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone). They showed that the CRH produced in this region plays a role in behavioral arousal, ...
Nov 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With more treatment options, outcomes improve for patients with epilepsy
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometimes loss of awareness. Anyone can develop epilepsy, and it affects both ...
Nov 22, 2022
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