Brain stimulation may refer to:
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''Brain Stimulation'', a medical journal published by Elsevier
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Brain stimulation reward
Brain stimulation reward (BSR) is a pleasurable phenomenon elicited via direct stimulation of specific brain regions, originally discovered by James Olds and Peter Milner. BSR can serve as a robust operant reinforcer. Targeted stimulation activ ...
, a process of directly stimulating reward centers in the brain
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Cranial electrotherapy stimulation
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is a form of neurostimulation that delivers a small, pulsed, alternating current via electrodes on the head. CES is used with the intention of treating a variety of conditions such as anxiety, clinical depr ...
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Deep brain stimulation, a surgical treatment that stimulates parts of the brain with electrical impulses
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Electrical brain stimulation
Electrical brain stimulation (EBS), also referred to as focal brain stimulation (FBS), is a form of electrotherapy and neurotherapy used as a technique in research and clinical neurobiology to stimulate a neuron or neural network in the brain ...
, direct or indirect stimulation of the brain with electricity for therapeutic or research purposes
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Low field magnetic stimulation
Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMFT, or PEMF therapy), also known as low field magnetic stimulation (LFMS) is the use of electromagnetic fields in an attempt to heal non-union fractures and depression. By 2007, the FDA had cleared severa ...
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RNS System, a deep brain stimulation treatment for epilepsy patients
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Transcranial alternating current stimulation
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is a form of neurostimulation that delivers a small, pulsed, alternating current via electrodes on the head. CES is used with the intention of treating a variety of conditions such as anxiety, depression a ...
, delivering an oscillatory current over the occipital cortex
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Transcranial direct current stimulation
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of neuromodulation that uses constant, low direct current delivered via electrodes on the head. This type of neurotherapy was originally developed to help patients with brain injuries or ne ...
, the direct application of weak dc electrical currents to neurons
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive neurostimulation technique in which a changing magnetic field is used to induce an electric current in a targeted area of the brain through electromagnetic induction. A device called a st ...
, the stimulation of the brain by inducing magnetic fields
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Vagus nerve stimulation
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a medical treatment that involves delivering electrical impulses to the vagus nerve. Initially developed by James Leonard Corning to compress or stimulate the carotid sheath, VNS typically refers to an implantable ...
, a medical treatment that involves electrical stimulation of the vagus, or tenth cranial nerve
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Wirehead, an electronic brain implant to stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain
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