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A recent clinical trial has shown that it’s possible to safely and effectively treat depression at home using a brain stimulation device. That means patients can give themselves low-intensity impulses to see positive results – and potentially enjoy a h… Continue reading Giving yourself brain zaps at home can safely treat depression
An innovative start-up is out to change how attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is managed, bypassing the traditional route of medication to instead use non-invasive light electrical brain stimulation delivered by a headband worn for just 2… Continue reading World-first ADHD headband treats symptoms in 20 minutes per day
A head-mounted ultrasound device has now completed two human trials. One showed how the targeted sound waves could improve pain symptoms, while another revealed a marked improvement in depression symptoms after just one session.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Wearable treats pain and depression in as little as one 40-minute session
If you or someone you know has gone through chemotherapy, you might be familiar with the side effect commonly called ‘chemo brain.’ Scientists have now demonstrated a simple way to protect brain cells from damage using flashing lights and sounds at a certain frequency.
Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Neuroscience, Neurological, Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, Brain stimulation, Light, Sound, MIT, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
Continue reading Chemotherapy brain fog cleared with simple light and sound treatment
Researchers found that applying gentle, non-invasive electrical stimulation to the brain during virtual reality training helped budding surgeons to more easily transfer the skills they’d learned to a real-life setting. In addition to training better fu… Continue reading Head zaps help surgeons transfer skills from VR to IRL
Scientists have completed a successful human trial using new high-frequency technology to stimulate neurons in the hippocampus, the area responsible for forming, organizing and retrieving memories. This non-invasive, painless treatment is now being trialed in older individuals with cognitive impairment, as a potential way to improve memory loss and function caused by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Tags: Imperial College, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuroscience, Neural Network, Brain stimulation, Memory
Continue reading Surgery-free brain stimulation offers new hope for dementia treatment
A drug that currently treats excessive daytime sleepiness due to narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea could be repurposed to relieve debilitating symptoms of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) in adults.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Sc… Continue reading Sleep disorder drug shown to be effective in treating adult ADHD
Scientists say they’ve uncovered the neural circuitry behind desire that is responsible for sex drive, behavior and reward.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Stanford University, Sex, Reproduction, Neural Network, Neuroscience, Brain stimu… Continue reading Sexy mice help scientists uncover the drivers behind male libido
Researchers have developed a soft conductive electrode that doesn’t require invasive surgery to implant and is resorbed by the body over time. They say their method could be a novel way of treating non-chronic conditions such as cancer and nerve injuri… Continue reading Organic electrode may allow short-term electrotherapy without surgery
Stanford scientists have discovered a major biological mechanism behind severe depression, and shown how to treat it. Signals between two key parts of the brain seem to flow the wrong way in people with depression, but magnetic stimulation reverses the… Continue reading Magnetic stimulation treats depression by fixing “backwards” brain signals