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Effects of hypoglycemia on fMRI response to median nerve stimulation in the rat brain.

This is done through nerve stimulation in the breast tissue which stimulates our pituitary gland to send a message to the brain to produce more.

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One theory is that this stimulation depletes the nerves of Substance P, a neuropeptide that transmits pain signals to the brain, which then reduces pain and irritation in a treated area.

Increased plasma levels of oxytocin in response to afferent electrical stimulation of the sciatic and vagal nerves and in response to touch and pinch in anaesthetized rats.

Following breast surgery, women sometimes experience decreased nerve sensitivity in their nipples, which can impede stimulation needed for nursing.

A recent study comparing women's choices of pain relief in midwife - led and consultant - led units in Ireland showed that when women were offered other options such as hydrotherapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, fewer women chose epidural analgesia [9].

The stimulations of the nerves during breastfeeding helps produce more milk in the breasts.

Based on these results, the researchers conclude that neuronal activity itself plays an important role in the synthesis and maintenance of the myelin sheath, and that myelinated nerve cells therefore require a minimal level of sound - evoked stimulation.

An electrode «cuff» that clamps around the outside of nerve bundles is also being tested but because the electrodes don't enter the nerves, greater changes in electrical input are needed for stimulation.

A new study in Journal of Neurophysiology reports that peripheral nerve stimulation therapy can reverse SCI - associated nerve deterioration, potentially improving the benefits of current and emerging rehabilitation treatments.

«Electrical nerve stimulation can reverse spinal cord injury nerve damage in patients.»

Short - term peripheral nerve stimulation may be a new approach to preventing long - term changes in nerve and muscle function and improving rehabilitation outcomes after spinal cord injuries.

«The present study has clearly demonstrated that an intensive six - week peripheral nerve stimulation program was beneficial in improving nerve excitability parameters toward the normal range,» the researchers wrote.

In this new study, the research team from The University of Sydney in Australia examined if an intensive, short - term nerve stimulation treatment could improve peripheral nerve function after SCIn this new study, the research team from The University of Sydney in Australia examined if an intensive, short - term nerve stimulation treatment could improve peripheral nerve function after SCin Australia examined if an intensive, short - term nerve stimulation treatment could improve peripheral nerve function after SCI.

Grégoire Courtine at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland and colleagues previously restored movement to rats with spinal injuries similar to those causing lower - body paralysis in humans, by using a cocktail of chemicals and direct stimulation of spinal nerves.

Compared to all previous implant waveforms, they found the new ones were indeed superior in terms of energy efficiency while no less able to perform their nerve stimulation role.

The cuffs work in a similar way to Sørensen's implants but, because they do not enter the nerves, greater changes in electrical input are needed for stimulation.

In this case, the «whatever reason» was vagus nerve stimulation.

A man in a vegetative state for 15 years has been able to open his eyes, move his head, and even try to smile, after electrical stimulation of his vagus nerve

In your feature on vagal nerve stimulation, HeartMath's Inner Balance Sensor was described and, apparently, recommended (13 July, p 46).

They don't seem to take account of studies outside the anatomical field that examine the function of the vagus nerve, the role of the brain in orgasm, or how direct cervical stimulation can lead to orgasm in paralysed women.

It is not yet clear why seal pups that go into the water do better: «Pups that put their head in the water may experience stimulation of the facial nerves, which causes a drop in heart rate.

In cases of severe to profound hearing loss where there is no benefit from conventional amplification (i.e. hearing aids), cochlear implantation that uses direct electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve has proven successful and selected older patients are among those who can benefit, according to the study background.

«We measured the electrical activity of groups of nerve cells within the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease, who had recently been treated with deep brain stimulation.

If you activate a tactile nerve in the skin, the brain will register the stimulation as touch.

Electrical stimulation of the nerve is achieved via an implanted device in the neck.

Disrupting nerve fibers to the adrenal glands by high - level but not low - level thoracic spinal cord transection resulted in almost complete suppression of circulating norepinephrine levels and profound stimulation of systemic corticosterone levels.

Experimental nerve - stimulation therapy partially revives man in long - term vegetative state — but experts urge caution

MISS MATCH After paw stimulation, nerve cells in the brain of a 7 - day - old mice become active (top row, left), but blood doesn't show up (bottom row, left).

In this study, the researchers aimed to investigate task related brain activity and functional connectivity patterns following onset of a regional anesthetic nerve block during continuous noxious dental stimulation.

In a brain slice, Olivia Masseck measures the activity of nerve cells in which she switches on their receptors using light stimulatioIn a brain slice, Olivia Masseck measures the activity of nerve cells in which she switches on their receptors using light stimulatioin which she switches on their receptors using light stimulation.

Simply by changing their length in response to nerve stimulation, muscles can exert controlled amounts of force sufficient to blink an eyelid or hoist a barbell.

Neuroscientists from the University of Chicago have developed a computer model that can simulate the response of nerves in the hand to any pattern of touch stimulation on the skin.

When investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine applied light - driven stimulation to nerve cells in the brains of mice that had suffered strokes several days earlier, the mice showed significantly greater recovery in motor ability than mice that had experienced strokes but whose brains weren't stimulated.

In obese people, the nerve cells are less excitable, meaning they respond less to normal stimulation.

McGregor and Gribble found that when the stimulation was applied to the sensory nerves of the right arm, which was the same arm used by the tutor in the video, the benefits of observation were disrupted.

In studies testing the effects of vagus nerve stimulation on children with epilepsy, one of the side effects is uncontrollable laughter.

In fact, some emerging therapies for depression use electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to trigger changes in the brain.&raquIn fact, some emerging therapies for depression use electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to trigger changes in the brain.&raquin the brain.»

My next step: I had a VNS (vagus nerve stimulation) device implanted in my chest to limit my seizures.

«There has to be at least one paper with at least 100 people in it,» says Dr. Greenspan, who first learned about using nerve stimulation for fibromyalgia from Dr. Thimineur.

Once triggered in the body, these inflammatory agents transfer information to the nervous system, typically through stimulation of major nerves such as the vagus, which connects5 the gut and brain.

The stimulation of the nerve has been shown to be extremely effective in treating overactive bladder (OAB) in up to 80 % of patients studied.

In this way, a second and unwanted stimulation of the nerve cells can be avoided.

Patients may want to consider working under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner trained in vagus nerve stimulation, such as a functional neurologist, who can provide vagus nerve stimulation using devices that are not available direct to consumer.

Slippery elm also causes reflux stimulation of nerve endings in the gastrointestinal tract leading to increased mucus secretion.

Its use in premenstrual syndrome and Parkinson's may enhance the effects of acupuncture and electric transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS).

This amino is used in «premenstrual syndrome and Parkinson's may enhance the effects of acupuncture and electric transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS).

Hormones are released in response to three stimuli: (a) other hormones, (b) stimulation of nerve fibers (which is what you would expect during exercise), and (c) also changes in the levels of certain nutrients in the blood.

The stimulation of this nerve, or lack of stimulation, can impact your health in profound ways.

So the investigators wanted to research the impact of Music Listening Therapy with a special mode of stimulation that would impact the vagus nerve and the autonomic nervous system with more impact — and we'll probably talk about bone conduction later — and to use one of our protocols to see if, in fact, symptoms of burnout would be lessened in response to that intervention, compared to the standard care, that standard care being visits to a psychotherapist for these workers.