A team of researchers has shown that noninvasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve through the ear can reverse memory ...

The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of their limbs, but also the ability to receive sensory feedback from them.

Electro-stimulation has been making headlines recently as a way to further induce effective cardiovascular, neuromuscular and muscular strength adaptations to physical exercise. But researchers ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is again proposing a ban on electrical stimulation devices used to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior, the agency said in a statement Monday.

Giving a region of the brain that’s key to self-control and motivation a zetz of electrical stimulation may help the obese to eat less and lose more weight, says a new study. Research suggests that ...

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Intermittent electrical stimulation of an area deep inside the brain that degenerates in Alzheimer's appears to improve working memory, scientists report. Conversely, continuous deep brain stimulation ...

Illustration of the basolateral amygdala (blue), hippocampus (yellow), and perirhinal cortex (pink) and electrical signals from each region during a recognition test trial. Source: Cory Inman, Emory ...