Brain stimulation therapies use electrical currents to alter the brain’s activity. They can treat conditions such as major depression and substance misuse disorder. However, side effects such as headaches, dizziness, and memory loss are possible. Doctors may recommend brain stimulation therapies to treat severe mental health conditions when other treatments, such as psychotherapy and medication,...
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New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
by University of Minnesota Researchers using non-invasive neuromodulation, a technique that has shown promising results in reducing symptoms of depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Opitz Lab, University of Minnesota Twin CitiesFor the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism...
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Scientists find first in human evidence of how memories form
by UT Southwestern Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a discovery that could one day benefit people suffering from traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and schizophrenia, UT Southwestern researchers have identified the characteristics of more than 100 memory-sensitive neurons that play a central role in how memories are recalled in the brain. Bradley Lega, M.D.,...
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Restless legs syndrome brain stimulation study supports motor cortex ‘excitability’ as a cause
Experiments with patients suggest brain stimulation may be a viable treatment JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say new experiments using magnetic pulse brain stimulation on people with moderate to severe restless legs syndrome (RLS) have added to evidence that the condition is due to excitability and hyperarousal in the part of the brain’s motor cortex...
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Brain Stimulation Therapies
Overview Brain stimulation therapies can play a role in treating certain mental disorders. Brain stimulation therapies involve activating or inhibiting the brain directly with electricity. The electricity can be given directly by electrodes implanted in the brain, or noninvasively through electrodes placed on the scalp. The electricity can also be induced by using magnetic fields...