News articles tagged with 'stimulation'
Brain implant surgeries at UCSF dramatically improve symptoms of debilitating condition
— 9 Mar 2011 18:32 | HealthImplanting electrodes into a pea-sized part of the brain can dramatically improve life for people with severe cervical dystonia - a rare but extremely debilitating condition that causes…
Binge eaters' dopamine levels spike at sight, smell of food
— 28 Feb 2011 16:46 | HealthA brain imaging study at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory reveals a subtle difference between ordinary obese subjects and those who compulsively…
Rewrite the textbooks
— 18 Feb 2011 18:17 | HealthNeurones are complicated, but the basic functional concept is that synapses transmit electrical signals to the dendrites and cell body (input), and axons carry signals away (output).…
Flash of fresh insight by electrical brain stimulation
— 3 Feb 2011 18:09 | HealthAre we on the verge of being able to stimulate the brain to see the world anew - an electric thinking cap? Research by Richard Chi and Allan Snyder from the Centre for the Mind at the…
Beyond improving Parkinson's symptoms, does deep brain stimulation stall their progression?
— 18 Jan 2011 16:48 | HealthParkinson's disease symptoms begin subtly and worsen as damage to certain brain cells continues. But an electrical stimulation device implanted deep in the brain and programmed remotely,…
Noninvasive brain stimulation helps improve motor function in stroke patients
— 11 Nov 2010 11:02 | HealthA noninvasive electric stimulation technique administered to both sides of the brain can help stroke patients who have lost motor skills in their hands and arms, according to a new…
Electrical brain stimulation improves math skills
— 5 Nov 2010 13:42 | HealthBy applying electrical current to the brain, researchers reporting online on November 4 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have shown that they could enhance a person's mathematical…
Psychologist finds 'shocking' impact on name recall
— 7 Oct 2010 16:57 | HealthIt's an experience shared by everyone: You run into someone you know, but his or her name escapes you…
Right or left? Brain stimulation can change which hand you favour
— 28 Sep 2010 14:09 | HealthEach time we perform a simple task, like pushing an elevator button or reaching for a cup of coffee, the brain races to decide whether the left or right hand will do the job. But the…
Stanford scientists use optogenetics to effectively stimulate muscle movement in mice
— 27 Sep 2010 13:02 | HealthResearchers at Stanford University were able to use light to induce normal patterns of muscle contraction, in a study involving bioengineered mice whose nerve-cell surfaces are coated…