Brain stimulation

Brain stimulation may refer to:

  • Brain Stimulation, a medical journal published by Elsevier
  • Brain stimulation reward, a process of directly stimulating reward centers in the brain
  • Cranial electrotherapy stimulation
  • Deep brain stimulation, a surgical treatment that stimulates parts of the brain with electrical impulses
  • Electrical brain stimulation, direct or indirect stimulation of the brain with electricity for therapeutic or research purposes
  • Low field magnetic stimulation
  • RNS System, a deep brain stimulation treatment for epilepsy patients
  • Transcranial alternating current stimulation, delivering an oscillatory current over the occipital cortex
  • Transcranial direct current stimulation, the direct application of weak dc electrical currents to neurons
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation, the stimulation of the brain by inducing magnetic fields
  • Vagus nerve stimulation, a medical treatment that involves electrical stimulation of the vagus, or tenth cranial nerve
  • Wirehead A wirehead is someone who has been fitted with an electronic brain implant to stimulate the pleasure centers of their brain.
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