New research by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) revealed that a simple, earbud-like device developed at UCSF that imperceptibly stimulates a key nerve leading ...
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The nervous system is known to communicate with the immune system and regulate inflammation in the body. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show how electrical activation of a specific nerve can promote healing ...
May 31, 2022
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The nervous system takes in sensory stimuli, processes them and triggers reactions such as muscle movements or pain sensations. A few years ago, a network in the brain was identified that is coupled with signals from the ...
Sep 6, 2022
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A first-of-its-kind study published recently in the journal Brain Stimulation measures changes in the human brain's response to a perceived threat following non-invasive stimulation of the nervous system via the vagus nerve. ...
Jul 5, 2022
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A first-of-a-kind nerve stimulation treatment for people who have problems moving their arms after a stroke has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Aug 27, 2021
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Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke. Of these, approximately 80% lose arm function and as many as 50-60% of this population still experience problems six months later.
Apr 26, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centers of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Combining seizure-preventing electrical stimulation with repetitive musical tones improves processing of sounds in the brain, according to new research. The discovery may provide relief for chronic ringing in the ears (tinnitus) ...
Aug 14, 2019
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Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), sometimes referred to as a "pacemaker for the brain," involves a stimulator device that is implanted under the skin in the chest, with a wire that is wound around the vagus nerve in the neck. ...
Mar 25, 2022
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A study from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine at OU Health Sciences shows that stimulating the body's longest nerve through a clip on the ear significantly lessens the woozy symptoms of POTS, or postural tachycardia ...
Feb 5, 2024
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