MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

Personalized, adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) can enhance the control of motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) compared with standard DBS, new research suggests. In a blinded randomized ...

At first glance, the idea sounds implausible: a computer made not of silicon, but of living brain cells. It’s the kind of ...

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center neurosurgeons offer deep brain stimulation, a brain stimulator device, to treat movement disorders. Learn more.

A small study shows cognitive improvements in patients with AD following treatment with an in-home gamma sensory stimulation ...

What Is Deep Brain Stimulation? The procedure involves implanting electrodes within areas of the brain for people with movement conditions. "The electrodes produce electrical impulses that affect ...

At the heart of this research is a miniaturized transcranial optogenetic neural stimulator. This innovative device operates wirelessly, enabling real-time modulation of cortical activity. Key features ...

In a lab rack that looks more like a high-end audio system than a server, clusters of human brain cells are quietly learning ...

For weeks, Steele, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and members of his lab have traveled to an addiction treatment center in Middletown, Connecticut, where they are ...

While stuttering was believed to have purely psychological causes up until about 30 years ago, scientists today attribute it to a variety of factors capable of contributing to its development. For ...

Deep brain stimulation can significantly reduce depressive symptoms in some individuals. Knowing what to expect before and after the procedure may help you determine if it’s right for you. Deep brain ...