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 ...

Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental health condition characterized by distressing and uncontrollable thoughts accompanied by repetitive behaviors, has centered on psychotherapy and ...

LISTEN: Researchers with Emory University School of Medicine recently completed their first human trial of Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The ...

June is PTSD Awareness Month. There are approximately 13 million people suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder in the U.S. — and up to half of them do not experience meaningful symptom relief ...