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Brain Stimulation: was first developed as a treatment for Parkinson's disease to reduce tremor, stiffness, walking problems and uncontrollable movements. In brain stimulation, a pair of electrodes is implanted in the brain and controlled by a generator that is implanted in the chest.
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NOV 30, 2015Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a disorder of the brain that affects approximately 6.4 million child ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 24, 2015Immunology
A large number of people diagnosed with depression experience an inability to feel pleasure, and antidepressants don' ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 18, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br ...SEP 29, 2015Neuroscience
Science fiction stories are full of plot lines that involve brain communication, mind-reading and other mental abilities ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 28, 2015Cancer
Scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered that combining antidepressants with ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 24, 2015Technology
There have been many instances where technology has been able to be paired with the human brain to produce extraordinary ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2015Neuroscience
It’s a common occurrence. Whether it happens on a boat ride, a rollercoaster or just a high balcony, motion sickne ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2015Neuroscience
What causes severe early infant epilepsy? Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Swed ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Neuroscience
A German-French team has developed a light-sensitive switch to regulate a protein involved in the neurobiology of synapt ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 26, 2015Cancer
Cancer researchers, always looking for more effective and less toxic approaches to stopping the disease, recently launch ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Health & Medicine
For years, males with sexual problems looking for a solution have had many drug treatments to choose from. For the first ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 19, 2015Neuroscience
The brain can compartmentalize and hide traumatic experiences in a special chemical pathway, according to a new study. L ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 07, 2015Neuroscience
We have all experienced what it feels like to be "hangry" - hungry and angry at the same time. A new study on this pheno ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 16, 2015Neuroscience
Why do some women seem to be insatiably hungry, especially at certain times? How does a complex relationship between gen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 12, 2015Neuroscience
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative brain disorder that occurs when the brain stops producing the neurotransmi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 03, 2015Neuroscience
Poor sleep may cause the beta-amyloid protein to trigger Alzheimer's disease by attacking the brain's long-term memory, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A group of scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have a achieved what they describe as a real ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 18, 2015Neuroscience
In the course of his neurocriminology research, Adrian Raine of the University of Pennsylvania investigates the interpla ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 10, 2015Neuroscience
You'd be justified in having some skepticism about a study citing the benefits of chocolate that is sponsored by Hershey ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 29, 2015Neuroscience
Some experiences get seared into memory so completely that we never forget them. Think survival-level events, or the ext ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal (IRCM) led by Artur Kania, Ph.D., uncovered the critical ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
NOV 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a disorder of the brain that affects approximately 6.4 million child
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 24, 2015
Immunology
A large number of people diagnosed with depression experience an inability to feel pleasure, and antidepressants don'
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 18, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br
...
SEP 29, 2015
Neuroscience
Science fiction stories are full of plot lines that involve brain communication, mind-reading and other mental abilities
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 28, 2015
Cancer
Scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered that combining antidepressants with
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 24, 2015
Technology
There have been many instances where technology has been able to be paired with the human brain to produce extraordinary
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2015
Neuroscience
It’s a common occurrence. Whether it happens on a boat ride, a rollercoaster or just a high balcony, motion sickne
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2015
Neuroscience
What causes severe early infant epilepsy? Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Swed
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Neuroscience
A German-French team has developed a light-sensitive switch to regulate a protein involved in the neurobiology of synapt
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 26, 2015
Cancer
Cancer researchers, always looking for more effective and less toxic approaches to stopping the disease, recently launch
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Health & Medicine
For years, males with sexual problems looking for a solution have had many drug treatments to choose from. For the first
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 19, 2015
Neuroscience
The brain can compartmentalize and hide traumatic experiences in a special chemical pathway, according to a new study. L
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 15, 2015
Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 07, 2015
Neuroscience
We have all experienced what it feels like to be "hangry" - hungry and angry at the same time. A new study on this pheno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Why do some women seem to be insatiably hungry, especially at certain times? How does a complex relationship between gen
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative brain disorder that occurs when the brain stops producing the neurotransmi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 03, 2015
Neuroscience
Poor sleep may cause the beta-amyloid protein to trigger Alzheimer's disease by attacking the brain's long-term memory,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A group of scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have a achieved what they describe as a real
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 18, 2015
Neuroscience
In the course of his neurocriminology research, Adrian Raine of the University of Pennsylvania investigates the interpla
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 10, 2015
Neuroscience
You'd be justified in having some skepticism about a study citing the benefits of chocolate that is sponsored by Hershey
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 29, 2015
Neuroscience
Some experiences get seared into memory so completely that we never forget them. Think survival-level events, or the ext
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 28, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal (IRCM) led by Artur Kania, Ph.D., uncovered the critical
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider