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Physical activity does the brain good. For example, it fosters its ability to change and adapt. The dual beneficial effect of physical activity in depression is confirmed by a study at the University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) at the Ostwestfalen-Lippe campus: physical activity not only reduces depressive symptoms. It also …
According to a pilot study from Northwestern University transcranial magnetic stimulation may stimulate nerve cells in the brain to temporarily enhance memory and help to prevent age related memory decline. An electromagnetic coil was placed adjacent to the participant to administer short bursts of magnetic energy to course through their scalps to target specific regions …
Processing of negative emotion can be weakened or strengthened by tuning the excitability of the right frontal part of the brain according to a study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. Despite the use of inhibitory stimulation methods that are currently used to treat depression, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation techniques show that …
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) reduces the interference between learning facts and motor skills in quick succession, to promote subsequent recall. Whereas the attempt to try to learn a verbal skill and a motor skill in quick succession often fails, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Massachusetts, USA), researchers have found that the application of transcranial magnetic …