A new study suggests that a promising noninvasive brain stimulation technique may not function exactly as psychiatrists had ...

In the recovery and rehabilitation industry, electrical stimulation has become a go-to tool for physical therapy, sports medicine, chiropractors, and even post-operative care. Whether it’s for helping ...

New research by scientists at the Allen Institute's Brain and Consciousness group and Cedars-Sinai offers an unprecedented look at how neurons respond to electric stimulation (ES). Far from being ...

Scientists have discovered how to make people less selfish - slightly and temporarily - by stimulating two areas of the brain.

Scientists exploring new ways to address psychopathic traits have found that gentle electrical or magnetic stimulation of the ...

Slow breathing and cold plunges promise calm. But real vagus nerve treatments are more complex and still under study.

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Deep brain stimulation, by implanted electrodes that deliver electrical pulses to the brain, is often used to treat Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders. However, the electrodes used ...

Schematics and representative images of ex vivo stimulation and neural signal recording from the mouse retina. a Schematic illustration showing the insertion of the bipolar microneedle electrode array ...