Sentences with phrase «forms of brain stimulation»

Scientists hope to ease the mental burden of diseases such as anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder by selectively targeting traumatic memories with behavioral therapy, drugs, ECT and milder forms of brain stimulation.

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In a recent experiment on babies in a hospital nursery, researchers recorded brain EEGs while infants experienced different forms of stimulation, including a painful heel stick.

«Every day, most of us take for granted that when we will to move, we can move any part of our body with precision and control in multiple directions and those with traumatic spinal cord injury or any other form of paralysis can not,» said Benjamin Walter, associate professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Clinical PI of the Cleveland BrainGate2 trial and medical director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program at UH Cleveland Medical Center.

This form of attempted brain hacking — known as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)-- is not as far - fetched as it might sound.

These include two types of short - term memory training, physical exercise, mindfulness meditation, learning a musical instrument, wearing a nicotine patch and a form of electrical stimulation of the brain.

Deep brain stimulation in mice also triggers the production of proteins that encourage neurons to form new connections.

Deep brain stimulation is not the only form of electrical stimulation that could help restore movement after a spinal cord injury.

If unobtrusive brain stimulation proves safe and effective in larger classroom trials, the technology could augment traditional forms of study, says Roi Cohen Kadosh, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Oxford, UK, who led the study.

The study examined the effect of a technique called transcranial direct - current stimulation (tDCS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, on the neuromuscular, physiological and perceptual responses to exhaustive leg exercise.

«If the trial proves successful, it represents a big moment in this field of medicine: For the first time we could have an FDA - approved form of noninvasive brain stimulation to help people with stroke by promoting concrete motor improvements.»

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.

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Animals exposed to enriched environments high in stimulation have been shown to display increased hippocampal cell proliferation and neurogenesis compared with those reared in relative deprivation.7 Poverty represents a form of human deprivation that may parallel this animal model, raising the question of whether low levels of stimulation and relative psychosocial neglect associated with poverty have a similar negative effect on human brain development.

ECD programmes can take many forms, including promotion of good health and nutrition, support for safe and stimulating environments, protection from risks such as violence or abandonment, parenting support and early learning experiences, media, preschools and community groups.4 Poverty is the key underlying cause of poor child development; children living in poverty are exposed to many negative influences, including poor physical environments, inadequate nutrition, parental stress and insufficient cognitive stimulation.5 Undernutrition can influence brain development directly by affecting brain structure and function, or indirectly via poor physical or motor development, in addition to other pathways.6 — 8 Exposure to multiple co-occurring risks most likely contributes to greater disparities in developmental trajectories among children with differential exposure.9 — 12 This paper focuses on associations between specific aspects of children's physical environments — access to improved water and sanitation (W&S)-- and childhood development as measured by performance on a test of receptive language.

EMDR is a complex method of psychotherapy that integrates a range of therapeutic approaches with eye movements or other forms of rhythmical stimulation that jump - start the brain's information processing system.

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY Also known as ECT, this highly controversial technique uses low voltage electrical stimulation of the brain to treat some forms of major depression, acute mania, and some forms of schizophrenia.

Neurotherapy utilizes various forms of biofeedback, such as Neurofeedback, Audio - Visual Entrainment, Cranial - stimulation, Heart - Rate Variability, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as well analysis and recommendations on neurophysiological functioning (ie, diet, supplements, sleep, and exercise) to help the brain reach a more optimal performance level to help with improved physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning.