Noninvasive brain stimulation with transcranial focused ultrasound could enable cause-and-effect testing of brain processes underlying thoughts and emotions, not just observed correlations. This development is relevant to psychotherapists, therapists, social workers, and other mental health professionals by clarifying brain–behavior links and encouraging collaborative research that informs theory and practice.

Article Title: MIT's new brain tool could finally explain consciousness

Link to Science Daily Mind-Brain News: https://ift dot tt/A7BilQj

#Consciousness #TranscranialUltrasound #BrainStimulation #Neuroscience #MentalHealthResearch

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Study identifies a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity in children with ADHD

A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity that…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Brain #BrainStimulation #Children #IL #Israel #Research
https://www.newsbeep.com/311542/

Nghiên cứu cho thấy kích thích điện qua điện cực ECoG có thể điều chỉnh hoạt động não và xử lý cảm giác ở chuột thức. Kích thích điện ban đầu kích hoạt nơ-ron L2/3, sau đó ức chế kéo dài vài giây. #ECoG #NãoBộ #KhoaHọc #Neuroscience #BrainStimulation #SensoryProcessing

https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1okxib4/stimulation_with_ecog_electrodes_modulates/

It's such a gooood episode 🍀

#brainstimulation #mentalhealth #ocd #anxiety #ssrisalternatives

https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social/post/3luo2i6jnfk2r

Day 8: Still on the topic of memory - a lot of people want to have a “better” memory. Improving memory is also an active research topic, as it has tremendous potential in disorders that affect memory, such as dementia. One method that is currently being studied is transcranial stimulation - basically applying small currents to the scalp. The results are still somewhat mixed and a lot more research is necessary to optimize such protocols, but that hasn’t stopped the development of commercial applications that claim unproven benefits. Yet here’s the kicker: when tested in the lab, some of these commercial devices actually had negative effects, leading to worse memory performance.

#ShyButSharing365 #neuroscience #memory #transcranial #stimulation #BrainStimulation

Electrical #BrainStimulation can be used to modulate #brain activity but how does it affect the #CorticalLayers? This study shows that only the deeper layers show phase-dependent changes in local field potential components upon electrical stimulation @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/406W3i5

Enhancing Social Connection: Breakthrough Approaches in Mental Health

#NeuropsychiatricTreatment #SocialCognition #BrainStimulation #Neuroplasticity #MentalHealthInnovation #PsychedelicTherapy #Oxytocin #Mindfulness #SocialSkills #EmotionalResilience #MentalHealthRecovery #AutismSupport #SchizophreniaHelp #BrainResearch #EmpathyBuilding

https://youtube.com/shorts/1DBXJ2gCrAQ?feature=share

Brain Stimulation assisted psychotherapy — OCD Treatment Effectiveness #mentalhealth #cognitivebehavioraltherapy #psychotherapy #brainstimulation #ocd #neuroscience #psychedelicresearch https://apple.news/Aw_vc3Z2RQUaWZgNFVUPdFg https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00410-w

2/4 How does it work? A small device is implanted in the brain, delivering electrical impulses to the GPi. The study found significant improvements in sleep quality for patients, especially those with left sensorimotor GPi stimulation. #BrainStimulation #Neurology

Imagine having a tiny messenger in your brain that helps your dopamine-producing neurons work better, allowing you to move and feel better. This is the promise of a new nanoparticle-based wireless deep brain stimulation system that has shown significant improvements in motor function and reduced symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease! #Parkinsons #Nanoparticles #BrainStimulation https://curedigest.com/science-news/parkinsons/a-nanoparticle-based-wireless-deep-brain-stimulation-system-that-reverses-parkinson-s-disease

New Study Finds Subthalamic Stimulation Improves Voluntary Decision-Making in Parkinson's Patients - A recent study reveals that subthalamic stimulation can help people with Parkinson's disease make better decisions, improving their quality of life! 🌟 #Parkinsons #DecisionMaking #BrainStimulation #HealthResearch #QualityOfLife https://curedigest.com/science-news/parkinsons/new-study-finds-subthalamic-stimulation-improves-voluntary-decision-making-in-parkinson-s-patients

We can't return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game
#JoniMitchell – The Circle Game

#Consciousness in about #2000 words and a Joni Mitchell song

https://neurontosomething.wordpress.com/2021/02/13/the-problems-with-consciousness-your-brainon-the-circle-game-round-one/

#Blindsight #BrainStimulation #epilepsy #HardProblem #NeuralCorrelates #neurology #SplitBrain #DavidChalmers
#DanielDennet
#GiulioTononi #PatientHM
#JosephLeDoux #Gazzaniga #NedBlock
#PatriciaChurchland #PaulChurchland
#WilderPenfield #blog #writing

Real-time brain stimulation slashes Parkinson's symptoms by half in trial
https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/real-time-brain-stimulation-slashes-parkinson-s-symptoms-by-half-in-trial #brain #health #treatment #parkinsons #BrainStimulation #NeurodegenerativeDisease #cDBS

Can brain stimulation cure social anxiety? I have my doubts
https://pubpeer.com/publications/5AF9859DC4D5A82F7FBA338CA95805
#brainstimulation #pubpeer #dataintegrity #anxiety

I was a bit dubious about this study in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/16/electrical-brain-stimulation-tdcs-ease-heartbreak-love-trauma-syndrome, and now it's led me down a rabbit hole finding loads of papers that misused G*power and are consequently badly underpowered .
And the original 'brain stimulation eases hearbreak" paper is looking v problematic.
https://pubpeer.com/publications/97F448941AEE8F0212D345EC07626E#8
#statistics #brainstimulation #PubPeer

Decoding #HeartRate Signals To Refine #BrainStimulation #Therapies for #Depression

https://scitechdaily.com/decoding-heart-rate-signals-to-refine-brain-stimulation-therapies-for-depression/

Dr. Aryn Gittis shared insights about basal ganglia circuits and the new deep brain stimulation protocol that she is developing which leverages knowledge of these circuits and neuron firing patterns to provide longer-lasting effects.

https://www.michaeljfox.org/podcast/episode-16-studying-basal-ganglia-circuits-and-developing-deep-brain-stimulation-protocols

#basalganglia #brain #neuro #neuroscience #research #science #podcast #podcasts #scicomm #sciencecommunication #parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #PD #DBS #BrainStimulation

Hey #SOBP2024 community! As a Stanford Postdoc in #interventionalpsychiatry, I've worked on #brainstimulation and #ketamine clinical trials for treatment-resistant #depression. It's my second year here and I couldn't be more thrilled! Look out for my poster presentation (F151) tomorrow. I'm eager to connect with fellow researchers and share our data.

New preprint! We observed a nonlinear relationship between pupil dilation and the intensity of transcutaneous auricular #vagus nerve stimulation (#taVNS) in adult humans. We discuss the potential role of stimulation parameterization in using #pupillometry as biomarker of taVNS’s neuromodulatory effects.

#tVNS #neuromodulation #brainstimulation #gamms

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.19.590334v1

Advances in neurosurgical treatments like focused ultrasound and deep brain stimulation are moving the field towards more personalized care for Parkinson's disease. To learn more, tune in to my conversation with Dr. Doris Wang in this new podcast episode in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research!

https://www.michaeljfox.org/podcast/episode-13-new-advances-neurosurgical-interventions-parkinsons-disease-doris-wang

#Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #PD #DBS #BrainStimulation #Neurosurgery #neuroscience #research #science #sciencecommunication #Scicomm #podcast #podcasts #STEM