News tagged with electrical stimulation
Investigational neurostimulation device aims to reduce stroke damage
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston are the only ones in Texas to offer a novel device that might extend the acute stroke treatment window from three hours to 24.
Scientists get first close look at stimulated brain
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For over a century, scientists have been using electrical stimulation to explore and treat the human brain. The technique has helped identify regions responsible for specific neural functions ...
For 14 Months, He Couldn't Eat or Drink
Aug 12, 2009 |
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For 14 long months, Daniel Steinhauer could not eat or drink, due to the side effects of throat cancer surgery and radiation.
Researchers are developing devices that can help restore bodily movement
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Grasping a cup of coffee and raising it to the mouth is a daily ritual most people take for granted. Yet, for those who have suffered a stroke or injury to the spinal cord, the task can be impossible to perform—until now.
Novel spinal cord stimulator sparks hope for Parkinson's disease treatment
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 19, 2009 |
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A novel stimulation method, the first potential therapy to target the spinal cord instead of the brain, may offer an effective and less invasive approach for Parkinson's disease treatment, according to pre-clinical data published ...
Engineer: Computer learning, electrical stimulation offer hope for paralyzed
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Trainers have used it for decades to help athletes build muscle. Late-night TV commercials hawk it as an effortless flab buster.
Motor skill learning may be enhanced by mild brain stimulation
Jan 19, 2009 |
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People who received a mild electrical current to a motor control area of the brain were significantly better able to learn and perform a complex motor task than those in control groups. The findings could hold promise for ...
How our senses combine to give us a better view of the world
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2008 |
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From a young age we are taught about the five senses and how they help us to explore our world. Although each sense seems to be its own entity, recent studies have indicated that there is actually a lot of overlap and blending ...
