Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis say they created a fiber-optic device that can manipulate neural activity ...

If deep brain stimulation (DBS) can help people with Parkinson’s disease walk and speak again, could it help people with Alzheimer’s disease, too? It’s a natural question, and one that researchers are ...

As humans, we tend to consider our emotional states as a direct response to the experiences of our lives. Traffic may make us ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure that entails the delivery of high-frequency electrical impulses to specific regions of the brain, via surgically implanted electrodes. While it ...

In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a skiing accident left the young Austrian wheelchair-bound from a spinal cord injury. Fast-forward to today, where an innovative deep-brain stimulation ...

Doctors and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a new treatment for epilepsy patients who don't respond to medication and aren't candidates for surgery. Their approach, ...

Discover how groundbreaking insights into thalamic connectivity are reshaping treatment approaches for essential tremor, paving the way for personalized and more effective DBS therapies. Study: ...

While a flexible body may be helpful for physical health, a flexible brain — or the ability to break out of cycles of negative thoughts, behaviors and actions — is key to mental health. Frustrated by ...

Learn how deep brain stimulation – like a pacemaker for the brain – is helping patients with neurologic conditions like Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and in some cases, epilepsy. Functional ...

A novel way to reverse paralysis. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Technology Institute call it a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. By applying deep brain stimulation to the ...

Deep brain stimulation enhances memory, may ease Alzheimer's symptoms. Feb. 8, 2012— -- A new study suggests that driving electricity deep into the brain can boost memory, shedding light on a ...