Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way
A new study led by Stanford Medicine researchers is the first to reveal how magnetic stimulation treats severe depression: by correcting the abnormal flow of brain signals.
Woman successfully treated for depression with electrical brain implant
A woman with severe depression has been successfully treated with an experimental brain implant in a "stunning" advance that offers hope to those with intractable mental illness. The device works by detecting patterns of brain activity linked to depression and automatically interrupting them using tiny pulses of electrical stimulation delivered deep inside the brain.
Nasally-Injected Brain Drug Can Help Treat Depression in 20 Minutes
Imagine feeling down. And fixing it with a nasal spray. Something like this could happen in the near future thanks to researchers in Japan who've substantially strengthened an effective nasally-injected anti-depressant brain drug, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Controlled Release .
Neuroscientists have created a mood decoder that can measure depression
Skip to Content Researchers implanted 14 electrodes into the brains of volunteers with depression. One says it saved his life. John's life changed forever when he broke up with his girlfriend. The breakup sent him into a downward spiral, and led to his first depressive episode when he was 27 years old.