An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Oxford, opening up new possibilities for ...

A noninvasive treatment called high-intensity focused ultrasound helped relieve the shaking, stiffness and pain that ...

A research team at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a new noninvasive brain stimulation technique, by showing how focused ultrasound affects the human brain. Using brainwave recordings from ...

An implantable device could offer a safer alternative to the neuron-activating electrodes used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases. Implanted electrodes that deliver electrical pulses deep in the ...

Essential tremors affect about 10 million people in this country. Deep brain stimulation is a very popular and effective option, but it requires surgery. That's why many are opting for a less invasive ...

Farboud used a relatively new research method: a small speaker placed on the participants’ heads sent precisely targeted, inaudible sound vibrations into the brain. The technology resembles the ...

For centuries, people have wondered what separates being awake from being asleep, dreaming, or unconscious. Scientists have ...

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 ...

The skull is so effective at protecting the brain that it has impeded the progress of neuroscience. In particular: A nice, thick skull poses challenges for imaging the brain in natural environments or ...