by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne A visual summary of the study. Credit: Pablo Maceira-Elvira (EPFL) Even though we don’t think about it, every movement we make in our daily life essentially consists of a sequence of smaller actions in a specific order. The only time we realize this is when we have to learn...
CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE FOR THE UNKNOWN IMAGE: TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION IS AN EFFECTIVE ANTIDEPRESSANT TREATMENT ACROSS ALL AGES IN ADULTS. CREDIT: ALEXANDRE AZINHEIRA, CHAMPALIMAUD FOUNDATION. In the USA, rTMS was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2008 to treat patients suffering from treatment resistant depression, or in other words, patients who do not...
by Society for the Study of Addiction Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new systematic review published by the scientific journal Addiction has found that non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) may improve smoking abstinence rates 3 to 6 months after quitting, compared with sham brain stimulation. In recent years, NIBS has emerged as a new therapeutic option for alcohol use...
by Max Planck Society While the patients interacted with the virtual objects, their brains were stimulated via electrodes on the scalp. Credit: MPI CBS Persistent paralysis and coordination problems are among the most common consequences of a stroke. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, the University Medical...
by IOS Press Recovery of 75-degree Oculus visual field of each eye in patient K.H. following NIBS treatment. Dark areas represent regions of vision loss. They are located in the nasal part of the visual field in both eyes and improve following treatment, with additional recovery at follow-up. (MD = mean deviation; positive values indicate...
by Graciela Gutierrez, Baylor College of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For some adults, the use of a responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system implanted in the brain can help lessen or control seizures related to certain types of epilepsy. The device works similar to a pacemaker but is implanted in the brain and programmed to recognize...
UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA IMAGE: CONCLUSIONS REVEAL IT IS EASIER TO ALTER THE COGNITIVE ACTIVITY THROUGH TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) IN PEOPLE WITH THE GENETIC VARIANT VAL/VAL FOR THE BDNF GENE. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA The gene of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is associated with several processes related to memory and brain plasticity. Now, a...
by University of Minnesota Medical School Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a pilot human study, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital show it is possible to improve specific human brain functions related to self-control and mental flexibility by merging artificial intelligence with targeted electrical brain stimulation. Alik Widge, MD,...
Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers have found that non-invasive, gentle brain stimulation in older adults can improve their ability to walk or stand while simultaneously carrying out a cognitive task, a common dual-task situation that can determine their overall functionality. The study was led by Professor Jeffrey Hausdorff of TAU’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, the Sagol School of Neuroscience, and...
by Dan Bernardi, Syracuse University A patient receiving transcranial direct current stimulation in the Aphasia Lab. Credit: Syracuse University Researchers in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) is testing a cutting-edge method of electrical brain stimulation to help stroke patients suffering from a language disorder called aphasia. The National Institutes of Health-funded study, led...
