In humans, this region could be a target for bringing some brain injury patients out of a comatose state
via electrical stimulation, says lead author Nigel Pedersen, MD, assistant professor of neurology at Emory University School of Medicine and an epilepsy specialist at Emory Brain Health Center.
Not exact matches
Because the neural circuitry of the brain operates
via electro -
stimulation, applying small amounts of
electrical current to the scalp (transcranially) has been investigated as a means of modulating brain activity.
«Thus, direct induction of sleep spindles — for example,
via transcranial
electrical stimulation — perhaps combined with targeted memory reactivation, may enable us to further improve memory performance while we sleep.»
With a combination of drug therapy and
electrical stimulation administered
via the e-dura, the rats were able to walk again.
Electrical stimulation of the nerve is achieved
via an implanted device in the neck.
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.
It means recording the signals that the brain is trying to send
via the spinal cord, translating them into an
electrical stimulus pattern that the nervous system understands, and then providing that pattern of
electrical stimulation at some point below the level of the injury.