brain stimulation

Researchers test promising technological cure for adolescent depression – ET HealthWorld

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Researchers test promising technological cure for adolescent depression – ET HealthWorld

British Columbia [Canada] : New study on neurotechnological techniques to treating adolescent depression yields encouraging results. The study was headed by Faranak Farzan, a professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU), and was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. The clinical and neurophysiological effects of brain stimulation followed by cognitive exercise in 26 adolescents … Read more

Researchers develop mathematical models to study non-invasive brain stimulation methods – ET HealthWorld

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researchers develop mathematical models to study non invasive brain stimulation methods

MANDI: A collaborative research team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, National Brain Research Centre, India and University at Buffalo, USA developed mathematical models to study the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation methods. Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that passes an electrical current through sections of … Read more

Brain ‘Zap’ Treatment Might Curb Smoking

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By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A kind of ‘zap’ to the brain — a technique called noninvasive brain stimulation — may help hardcore smokers cut back, a new research review suggests. Nicotine can trigger changes in the brain that make it hard to quit, so researchers have been looking … Read more