In the relentless pursuit of effective pain management strategies, one innovative approach has steadily garnered attention and hope: motor cortex stimulation. The journey into understanding and harnessing this technique began over three decades ago and continues to evolve, offering new insights and hope to those suffering from chronic neuropathic pain. Leia mais…
Stroke recovery is a journey laden with challenges and discoveries, often charting a course through unexplored territories of neurorehabilitation. Recent advancements have spotlighted a particularly promising intervention: repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS). This innovative approach offers new hope and possibilities for those navigating the aftermath of a stroke. The Imbalance Leia mais…
Galvani’s nephew, Giovanni Aldini, conducted various experiments with galvanic stimulation of animals and human cadavers, obtaining impressive muscle contractions. The cadavers used were those of criminals condemned to death by the guillotine, as the same sentence ordered that the bodies be dissected afterward, supposedly to prevent their resurrection on Judgment Leia mais…
Neste infográfico demonstramos o caminho percorrido pela ciência no desenvolvimento da técnica de estimulação magnética transcraniana.
Saiu na revista Nature de junho de 2023: pesquisadores suíços e franceses conseguiram conectar o córtex motor com as pernas de um homem paraplégico há 10 anos, após um acidente. A ideia é captar a atividade elétrica cerebral na superfície do córtex motor, transferindo-a em seguida, com tecnologia sem fios, Leia mais…