Discover why deep brain stimulation may be safer than expected and how large scale data could change surgical decision making ...

Deep brain stimulation may provide immediate improvement in arm and hand strength and function weakened by traumatic brain injury or stroke, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers ...

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 ...

Abbott has launched a pivotal clinical trial to see if its deep-brain stimulation approach can make headway against treatment-resistant depression. The company previously collected green lights for ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dystonic cerebral palsy presents several challenges to successful symptom management. A pilot study of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The adaptive deep brain stimulation technology is the first of its kind to address symptoms of Parkinson’s ...

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Two patients with spinal injuries have seen improvements in their ability to walk again, thanks to deep brain stimulation (DBS). Intriguingly, the therapy targets a region of the brain that normally ...

We don’t think of ourselves as anything like electrical devices, but there are actually some similarities. Really? The nervous system communicates through electricity. Wait—doesn’t the body run on ...