For patients with schizophrenia, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was effective and safe in treating auditory verbal hallucinations, according to a randomized sham-controlled trial.

Bilateral stimulation is the use of visual, auditory, or tactile external stimuli occurring in a rhythmic side-to-side pattern. It is a core element of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing ...

neuron Investigators assessed the relationship between clinical and cognitive features and oddball neural deviations across the schizophrenia-bipolar spectrum. Variation in the neural processing of ...

Schematic of the study by Hebron et al, showing the closed-loop auditory stimulation approach to modulate brain alpha oscillations. Alpha oscillations are electrophysiological features of the human ...

This technique could be influential in pushing our understanding and improving sleep functions in those with dementia. We are now investigating the effects of this closed-loop auditory stimulation ...

When the brain doesn’t receive enough sound input, either because of hearing loss or being in a very quiet environment, the ...

Scientists have shown that a non-invasive sound stimulation of the brain at a specific frequency can clear toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease, an advance that could lead to low-cost therapy.

Does the deaf brain "see" with its ears? New research shows the auditory cortex maps visual space through selective ...

Tuning forks are also used by practitioners in fields such as physiotherapy, sound healing, and alternative wellness, with a ...