Brain implants: Electrical stimulation boosts ability to think flexibly

Electrically stimulating a area inside the centre of the mind helped folks with pre-existing mind implants to adapt to altering objectives and enhance their well-being, pointing to a way for personalised remedy

By Helen Thomson

Electrical mind stimulation in folks with pre-existing mind implants has allowed them to suppose extra flexibly and clear anxious ideas, suggesting it has the potential to deal with situations like despair.

Alik Widge on the College of Minnesota and his colleagues discovered that making use of an electrical present inside the centre of the mind boosted folks’s potential to quickly adapt to altering objectives, generally known as cognitive management, and in some instances improved their emotions of well-being too.

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