News tagged with magnetic brain stimulation
Clinic tries to wean addicts off Internet fix
Choi Hyun-Min loses all track of time when he sits down to play computer games, but the sessions usually last at least 10 hours.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 19, 2011 |
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Abnormal control of hand movements may hint at ADHD severity in children
Measurements of hand movement control may help determine the severity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to joint studies published in the February 15, 2011, print issue of Neurology, th ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Scientists boost perception using rhythmic transcranial magnetic stimulation
Researchers at the University of Glasgow and University College London (UCL) have, for the first time, enhanced visual perception through rhythmic transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the brain.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Learn more quickly by transcranial magnetic brain stimulation
What sounds like science fiction is actually possible: thanks to magnetic stimulation, the activity of certain brain nerve cells can be deliberately influenced. What happens in the brain in this context has ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Mini-strokes leave 'hidden' brain damage: research
Each year, approximately 150,000 Canadians have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes known as a mini-stroke. New research published today in Stroke, the journal of the American Heart Association shows these attack ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Consensus reached on use of Parkinson's treatment
Since the late 1990s, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has proven to be a lifeline for some patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, a cruel neurological disorder that can cause lack of control over movement, poor balance ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Right or left? Brain stimulation can change which hand you favor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Each 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 left ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Brain stimulation can help partially paralyzed stroke patients regain use of their muscles
Stroke patients who were left partially paralysed found that their condition improved after they received a simple and non-invasive method of brain stimulation, according to research in the September issue of the European Jo ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Part of the brain that tracks limbs in space discovered
Scientists have discovered the part of the brain that tracks the position of our limbs as we move through space.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Study Shows Electrical Fields Influence Brain Activity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most scientists have viewed electrical fields within the brain as the simple byproducts of neuronal activity. However, Yale scientists report in the July 15 issue of the journal Neuron that e ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Magnetic stimulation scores modest success as antidepressant
Some depressed patients who don't respond to or tolerate antidepressant medications may benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the brain with a pulsing electromagnet, a study suggests. This ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 03, 2010 |
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Moral judgments can be altered by disrupting specific brain region
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT neuroscientists have shown they can influence people's moral judgments by disrupting a specific brain region — a finding that helps reveal how the brain constructs morality.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 29, 2010 |
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New treatment for the chronically depressed
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide study has found that mild and repeated doses of magnetic brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for chronic depression.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 01, 2009 |
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