A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some ...

While many brain-computer interface companies are focused on helping paralyzed people communicate, Motif Neurotech is ...

A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how ...

A new frontier in brain science is moving out of the lab and into daily life. Researchers have built an artificial intelligence system that can boost concentration safely from home by personalizing ...

Wayne Feng demonstrates transcranial brain stimulation with constraint-induced movement therapy. Photo Credit: Ziping Huang Administering transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) along with ...

Stimulation of the visual cortex of the brain for 20 minutes with a mild electrical current can improve vision for about two hours, and those with worse vision improve the most, according to a ...

Memory has limits but can be improved with focus, chunking, and spaced repetition. Testing recall and reducing distractions ...

Mild electrical brain stimulation did not further improve motor recovery in stroke survivors, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International ...

People with schizophrenia often suffer from cognitive difficulties. Transcranial direct current stimulation of the brain is widely considered safe and is being studied as a treatment for depression.

Lucid dreaming is a phenomenon where you become aware of the fact that you are dreaming while still within the dream. Several sleep laboratories around the world are interested in studying lucid ...