Electrical Brain Stimulation

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  Cutting-Edge Headset Brings Electric Therapy To Ease Depression At Home

  tDCS works by delivering a mild electrical current to the brain through two electrodes placed on the scalp.

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  Alzheimer's Patients Find Relief In The Glow Of Simulated Sunshine: Study

  The new method uses light energy to stimulate the suprachiasmic nucleus (SCN), a sleep modulator in the brain.

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  Stimulating the Brain With Electric Current May Help Boost Memory

  According to a new study, stimulating the brain with electricity may synchronise brain waves and help improve short-term working memory.

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  Zapping The Brain May Sharpen Vision: Study

  Stimulating a region of the brain for 20 minutes with a mild electrical current may improve vision for about two hours, and those with worse eyesight see the most improvement, a new study has found.

• Electrical Brain Stimulation Beats Caffeine - and the Effect Lasts Longer

  Half an hour of brain stimulation on sleep-deprived military staff improved their performance twice as much as caffeineResearchers in the US have used electrical brain stimulation to boost the vigilance of sleep-deprived military personnel working on...

• Electrical Stimulation of Brain Alters Dreams: Study

  Scientists on Sunday said they had used a harmless electrical current to modify sleep so that an individual has "lucid dreams," a particularly powerful form of dreaming.

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  Electric brain stimulation can boost learning speed: Study

  Researchers from the Vanderbilt University in US claim to be able to selectively manipulate learning ability by applying a mild electrical current to the brain.

• Brain stimulation eases depression

  Targeted electrical stimulation of a particular region of the brain can lessen symptoms of depression that doesn

• Brain stimulation improves memory in Alzheimer's

  Electrical stimulation of the brain may improve memory and recognition in elderly people who suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

• Nerve stimulation promising for Alzheimer's

  Electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve, originating in the brain and branching widely throughout the neck, chest and abdomen, helps Alzheimer's disease.

• Brain stimulation helps recover from stroke

  A new therapy that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate the brain helps stroke patients recover motor function.