When we don't understand how something works, we often fear it. That has been the case with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but new research may be shedding needed light.

Electroshock therapy has a long and notorious reputation, but the new Fisher Wallace Stimulator promises to alleviate a host of disorders—at home. Casey Schwartz takes the device for a test drive.

A study of 20,000 anxiety disorder patients shows how negativity bias affects brain structure, cognitive function and mental health, supporting the view that mental illness is brain illness.

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Brain Reset Mechanism: CSD may explain ECT’s fast, widespread impact on brain function. Toward Precision ECT: Researchers aim to use CSD and neuroimaging for individualized treatment. Source: ...

The waves had not previously been reported in the entire 86-year history of ECT because they require newly created, specialized tools like optical neuroimaging to detect them.

A personalized electronic facial tattoo that wirelessly monitors the brain can tell when the organ is being overworked and can use the data it collects to predict mental overload, according to a ...

Reading Your Brain Waves To Treat a Debilitating Disease FDA approves Medtronic adaptive deep brain stimulation system for Parkinson’s Disease Published 05-07-25 Submitted by Medtronic Liza Bobrow, ...

Neurologists eventually suggested deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical procedure in which electrodes are implanted in specific spots in the brain to deliver electrical stimulation to help ...

Studying brain waves recorded by the smart stimulators in Parkinson’s patients opens new doors for understanding other diseases.

Scientists needed to develop a deeper understanding of how the brain encodes speech production and better algorithms to translate neural activity into vocal outputs, Stavisky added.