Sentences with phrase «brain stimulation science»

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It is a big step toward the goal of pain science, which is to zero in on the brain region or regions altered by chronic pain and devise a treatment (a drug or maybe electrical stimulation) that can correct the malfunctioning neurons in that zone.

A study, published today in Science Advances, found that when scientists used noninvasive brain stimulation to disrupt a brain region called the temporoparietal junction (TPJ), people appeared less able to see things from the point of view of their future selves or of another person, and consequently were less likely to share money with others and more inclined to opt for immediate cash instead of waiting for a larger bounty at a later date.

Symptoms can return rapidly if a drug dose is missed or if deep brain stimulation is discontinued,» said Gittis, assistant professor of biological sciences in the Mellon College of Science and member of Carnegie Mellon's BrainHub neuroscience initiative and the CNBC.

Demonstrated in Science in 2015, the system represents a noninvasive prototype that could help researchers unravel the neuronal underpinnings of brain disorders and someday help treat recalcitrant psychiatric and neurological diseases — without resorting to the bulky electrodes currently used for deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and some forms of depression.

A new journal publication released this month in Nature Science Reports, «Highly Stable Glassy Carbon Interfaces for Long - Term Neural Stimulation and Low - Noise Recording of Brain Activity» features the recent progress in this research.

The science: putting something in your mouth activates areas of the brain that respond to gustatory (taste) stimulation and act with an appropriate emotional, cognitive and behavioural response.

Human brain activation in response to visual stimulation with rural and urban scenery pictures: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study Science of the Total Environment, 408 (12), 2600.