Combining virtual reality and non-invasive deep-brain electrical stimulation, researchers have improved healthy individuals’ spatial memory – the kind that helps you remember where you left the car ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Allegheny Health Network have developed a new method for deep brain stimulation. The technique, called "DeepFocus," uses transcranial electrical ...

In past research, Calvert and others in the field have been able to restore control over muscle movement for these patients ...

One in six people worldwide suffers from neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, ...

The vagus nerve carries information between the brain and organs in the chest and abdomen, such as the heart and intestines, ...

Wayne Feng demonstrates transcranial brain stimulation with constraint-induced movement therapy. Photo Credit: Ziping Huang Administering transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) along with ...

Imagine getting a boost of motivation to work out, not from a drug or power drink but via a cap that delivers a gentle tingling sensation. And imagine a similar gentle tingle that could also help ...

A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how ...

Dr. Ki-young Shin (front row, left) of KERI and Professor Hyung-jin Choi (front row, right) of Seoul National University Hospital are leading their research team in applying transcranial Random Noise ...

Brain implants that deliver electric pulses can ease depression in people who aren't responding to psychiatric drugs, a new study says. Half of a small group of people who received brain implants ...