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• Erotic self-stimulation and brain implants:

  A 48-year-old woman with a stimulating electrode implanted in her right central thalamus started to compulsively self-stimulate when she discovered that it could produce erotic sensations. This is a report from the early days of deep brain stimulation, Read More...
  Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:19 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Brain stimulation, self-stimulation

• A New Approach to Treating Alzheimer's

  Earlier this year, neurosurgeon Andres Lozano published a startling finding. He was testing deep-brain stimulation, in which electrical current is delivered directly to the brain, as a treatment for obesity. The patient's weight showed little change, Read More...
  Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 2:58 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Alzheimer's, Memory, Brain stimulation

• Zapping sleepers' brains boosts memory

  Applying a gentle electric current to the brain during sleep can significantly boost memory, University of Luebeck researchers report. They believe this is due to the pattern of the applied current mimicking that seen in naturally occurring deep s... Read more
  Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 9:11 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Memory, Brain stimulation, Sleep

• It May Come as a Shock

  Two different kinds of stimulatory devices are now in large-scale clinical trials for possible use in patients with the most severe migraine cases. The two approaches are occipital nerve stimulation, or ONS, and transcranial magnetic stimulation,... Read more
  Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 8:57 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Brain stimulation, Migraines

• Technique May Help Revive Head-Injury Victims

  Doctors yesterday reported the first evidence that targeted electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) may help head-trauma victims stuck in a state of semiconsciousness, after an experiment apparently restored some of one patient's abilities to functio... Read more
  Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 12:03 AM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Brain stimulation, Head injuries

• Brain stimulation creates shadow person

  Swiss scientists say they've found electrical stimulation of the brain can create the sensation of a "shadow person" mimicking one's bodily movements. ... Read more
  Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:45 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Neurobiology, Brain stimulation

• Back From the Dead

  A small but passionate group of doctors say that electricity applied deep in the brain can jolt patients out of irreversible comas. ... Read more
  Posted Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:59 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Brain stimulation, Coma