Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a widely used surgical treatment for neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and obsessive–compulsive disorder. The procedure involves ...

Deep-brain structures like the basal ganglia or the thalamus wield major influence on our behavior. If something goes awry, dysregulation in the deep brain may trigger neurological conditions like ...

An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Oxford, opening up new possibilities for ...

How consciousness emerges in the brain is the ultimate mystery. Scientists generally agree that consciousness relies on multiple brain regions working in tandem. But the areas and neural connections ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. Stimvia, a Czech startup founded by medical device executive Lukáš Doskočil ...

The outer regions of the brain, the cortex, have specific layers of different cells—neurons—that are similarly ordered among all mammals, from tiny mouse brains to huge elephant brains. However, the ...

Catheter-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) enables high-resolution intraoperative visualization of deep brain structures, offering a powerful complement to MRI for ...