Scientists may have found a way to improve brain connectivity. The findings may boost short-term working memory, and in the future, they may help to repair brain damage in patients with traumatic ...

A new frontier in brain science is moving out of the lab and into daily life. Researchers have built an artificial intelligence system that can boost concentration safely from home by personalizing ...

A more precise and personalized form of electric brain stimulation may be a more effective and faster treatment for people with moderate to major depression compared to other similar treatments, ...

Researchers at Brown University have demonstrated that targeted electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore both ...

New research suggests transcranial electrical stimulation could reduce obsessive–compulsive disorder symptoms. Discover more.

The original story “ Electrical stimulation can restore ability to move limbs after spinal cord injury ” is published in The ...

Stimulation of the visual cortex of the brain for 20 minutes with a mild electrical current can improve vision for about two hours, and those with worse vision improve the most, according to a ...

A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how ...

Wayne Feng demonstrates transcranial brain stimulation with constraint-induced movement therapy. Photo Credit: Ziping Huang Administering transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) along with ...

Imagine getting a boost of motivation to work out, not from a drug or power drink but via a cap that delivers a gentle tingling sensation. And imagine a similar gentle tingle that could also help ...

People with schizophrenia often suffer from cognitive difficulties. Transcranial direct current stimulation of the brain is widely considered safe and is being studied as a treatment for depression.

In new results from a clinical trial, researchers show that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore the muscle control and sensory feedback required for coordinated walking movements.