A network meta-analysis of 33 randomised trials finds electrical stimulation outperforms sham for depression, with taVNS ...
Think of the old-fashioned hypnotist’s swinging watch – the watch itself isn’t doing the therapeutic work, but it’s giving ...
The death of a long-time spouse. It is the most severe mental trauma in life, and rather than just 'leaving a hole in your ...
New research that identifies a previously unknown brain circuit involved in the obsessive-compulsive disorder process could ...
Early-life pain may leave a lasting mark on social behavior by tipping the balance between excitation and inhibition in the brain. In mice, restoring that balance, including with deep brain ...
A Japanese case report describes a woman with drug-resistant epilepsy whose seizures fell by about 60 percent after deep brain stimulation of only one side of the thalamus.
Two small trials tested personalised brain targeting for transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression and post-traumatic ...
Sensory overload occurs when the brain receives more information than it can easily comprehend at a given time. This information may come from sounds, sights, smells, physical sensations or a ...
The field keeps treating neuromodulation as a last resort. In the clinic, that assumption costs patients years they don’t have. Every week I see treatment-resistant depression cases where we’ve cycled ...
Choosing whether to tackle or complete a difficult task often entails weighing the rewards that we could gain from this task against the mental effort it will require. For instance, a larger payment ...
First up on the podcast, Staff Writer Jennie Erin Smith joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about new research on how noninvasive technologies such as transcranial magnetic stimulation are being used in ...