Deep brain stimulation enhances memory, may ease Alzheimer's symptoms. Feb. 8, 2012— -- A new study suggests that driving electricity deep into the brain can boost memory, shedding light on a ...

The human brain is complex. Understanding deep brain function usually requires the insertion of probes that frequently result ...

A Cleveland Clinic spinout developing a brain stimulation device for stroke recovery has raised $10.3 million from investors.

When treatments such as medication and therapy aren’t able to relieve the symptoms of depression or another mental health condition, there are other options available. A psychiatrist might suggest ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

Parkinson's disease is no longer viewed as a faraway neurological ailment buried in textbooks. More than 10 million people ...

For people living with Parkinson’s disease, there comes a point when medication doesn’t control the tremors the way it used to. And that’s when something called deep brain stimulation becomes an ...

This study is the first of its kind in developing an off-label indication for RLS. Other conditions we’re considering ...

Abby had to resign from her job and suspend her college career because the tics and OCD became too severe. Now she's going back to school, has her old job back and is planning a wedding.