Sentences with phrase «deliver electrical stimulation»

Other tests include an electromyogram (EMG) to deliver electrical stimulation to individual nerves or muscle of an anesthetised animal.

Lieber and colleagues also demonstrated that the syringe - injectable mesh electronics could be used to deliver electrical stimulation to the brain over three months or more.

Conversely, de-synchronizing or disrupting the timing of the brain waves in these regions impaired participants» ability to learn and control their behavior, an effect that Reinhart could quickly fix by changing how he delivered the electrical stimulation.

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People recalled more words from a previously viewed list when low - amplitude electrical stimulation was delivered to the brain.

Patients recalled more words from a previously viewed list when low - amplitude electrical stimulation was delivered to the brain.

A noninvasive technique for brain stimulation, tDCS is applied using two small electrodes placed on the scalp, delivering short bursts of extremely low - intensity electrical currents.

A neurostimulator delivers electrical pulses via the stimulation lead to the hypoglossal nerve, which controls the tongue.

One popular set of techniques, called transcranial electrical stimulation (TES), delivers electrical current via electrodes stuck to the scalp, typically above the target brain area.

A new study authored by Marc Schieber, M.D., Ph.D., and Kevin Mazurek, Ph.D. with the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Neurology and the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, which appears in the journal Neuron, shows that very low levels of electrical stimulation delivered directly to an area of the brain responsible for motor function can instruct an appropriate response or action, essentially replacing the signals we would normally receive from the parts of the brain that process what we hear, see, and feel.

In addition, Kessler is partnering with the University of Louisville to investigate epidural stimulation, in which a chip is implanted to deliver an electrical current through the spine to trigger walking.

For example, deep brain stimulation (DBS)-- delivering an electrical current into the brain to modify nerve activity — has become a standard therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD), and it is now being adapted to treat a range of other conditions including depression and obsessive - compulsive disorder.

This technology delivers a consistent stream of electrical stimulation to an implantation site located deep in the brain; however, because stimulation is always on, the DBS's battery may deplete quickly, which necessitates invasive surgery for replacement.

The team developed a flexible and stretchable fiber that can simultaneously deliver optical (light) pulses for neural stimulation and electrical connections for neural recording, as described in their paper released March 29, 2017 in the journal Science Advances and a corresponding MIT News press release, as well as articles in nanotechweb.org and Materials Research Society.

Neurophysical rehabilitation, as well as higher - tech approaches, like transcranial electrical or magnetic stimulation (where small electric currents are delivered to the brain) can encourage the brain to adapt.

Nanthia Suthana will present work showing that the precise location of electrical stimulation delivered to the entorhinal area is critical in enhancing performance on a wide - range of hippocampal - dependent memory tasks.