Although researchers can monitor brain activity associated with perception, pain, and awareness, it remains unclear which ...

Months after UW Medicine neurosurgeons implanted a first-of-its-kind brain stimulation device in a stroke patient, doctors ...

As individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) move from the mild cognitive impairment stage to moderate and severe dementia, ...

The first-of-a-kind brain-stimulation device approved to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the US has ...

An accelerated schedule of intermittent theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (aiTBS) completed in less than a week is effective for treatment-resistant bipolar depression, the results of a ...

What Is Deep Brain Stimulation? The procedure involves implanting electrodes within areas of the brain for people with movement conditions. "The electrodes produce electrical impulses that affect ...

Understanding how the brain creates conscious experience remains one of science’s most difficult challenges. Brain scans and ...

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A seismic shift is underway in how experts view functional recovery after a stroke. For years, the prevailing belief was that regaining limb mobility beyond 6 months was nearly impossible, as damaged ...

CHARLESTON — Dr. Nafiz Sheikh sat in front of the small crowd, a helmet tilted on the left side of his head to precisely target an area of his brain. "It feels OK," said Sheikh, a psychiatrist from ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...