Neuroscience
In trial, brain zaps gave seniors a month-long memory boost
If you're a senior who struggles to remember where you put your car keys, could noninvasive brain stimulation boost your memory?
Aug 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Deep brain stimulation to brain area linked to reward and motivation is potential therapy for depression
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) to the superolateral branch of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB), which is linked to reward and motivation, revealed metabolic brain changes over 12 months post-DBS implantation, making it a strong ...
Aug 19, 2022
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Medical research
Study finds that sound plus electrical body stimulation has potential to treat chronic pain
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has found that electrical stimulation of the body combined with sound activates the brain's somatosensory or "tactile" cortex, increasing the potential for using the technique ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Researchers confirm brain region's role in mind-body communication
University of Iowa researchers have confirmed in a new study that a specific region in the brain is critical to governing the mind's communication with the body's motor control system. The findings could yield advances in ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Neuroscience
Robotic arms connected directly to brain of partially paralyzed man allows him to feed himself
Two robotic arms—a fork in one hand, a knife in the other—flank a seated man, who sits in front of a table, with a piece of cake on a plate. A computerized voice announces each action: "Moving fork to food," and "Retracting ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Researchers identify a brain circuit for addiction remission
In the United States, substance use disorders are a leading cause of death among young people. Treatments such as deep brain stimulation hold promise for helping people overcome addiction, but many questions remain about ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Stretchable probe measures brain chemicals central to Parkinson's, depression, and gut disease
Imbalances in brain chemistry are at the heart of many neurologic diseases. These same brain chemicals also play roles in gut health. So, scientists at Stanford have invented "NeuroString"—a soft implantable probe that ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research maps how the brain changes during depression treatment
For the first time, researchers have shown what happens to the brain when a person receives a depression treatment known as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). The results were published today in the American ...
May 18, 2022
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Medical research
Circuit model may explain how deep brain stimulation treats Parkinson's disease symptoms
People with Parkinson's disease and their doctors confront many unknowns, including the answer to exactly how deep brain stimulation (DBS) relieves some of the motor symptoms patients experience. In a new study, scientists ...
May 16, 2022
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Wireless neurostimulator to revolutionize patient care
Many neurological disorders like Parkinson's, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to a collaborative project involving researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ).
Apr 11, 2022
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