A Yale-led study shows that the senses stimulate a region of the brain that controls consciousness—a finding that might ...

An Ohio music conductor battling Parkinson's has found relief with adaptive deep brain stimulation, nearly eliminating ...

A research paper by scientists at Peking University Third Hospital presented a study on the regulatory mechanisms of the ECS in the substantia nigra ...

Scientists mapped separate brain areas for the five senses. Findings reveal a shared neural pathway when focusing on only one of the senses.

A key barrier to effective PD treatment is the slow, inconsistent patient recruitment process for clinical trials, especially ...

For those who continue to suffer despite these treatments, deep brain stimulation or DBS offers a potential alternative. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a surgical approach that involves placing ...

Focusing magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy on a newly identified target in the brain could improve ...

Scientists in France report success in using focused ultrasound as a non-invasive therapy to treat severe depression.

An estimated 21 million adults in the U.S. live with depression, and over half experience treatment-resistant depression.

The vagus nerve is the primary nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system, which initiates the body’s “rest and digest” ...

An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease. Rand Laycock, 70, the director and conductor of a symphony orchestra, was diagnosed just before his ...