Tag Archives : neurology

Neuronetics’ NeuroStar TMS which is, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy system had last year, become the first such device to get FDA clearance, for treatment of depression, and offered an approach different from drug administering. The design hitch of the machine, was its similarity to a dentist chair, giving a rather less positive feel. [...]

European scientists presented the prototype of an intelligent robotic prosthesis. The presented mechanical hand reproduces all of the movements of a natural hand, besides bringing the environmental sensations and the sense of the touch. The project, that it gathers researchers of universities and companies, plans to assist the amputated people’s [...]

As the time progresses, science and technology too advances by the minute. Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) developed a prototype simulator called the “NeuroTouch”, which lets the neurosurgeons rehearse before actually operating on a real patient to remove tumor. This is such a welcoming move considering how tricky and risky [...]

British neurologist Oliver Sacks believes that listening to patients should be at the heart of medicine. In his 2007 book entitled ‘Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain,’ he explores the place of melody in the human brain that is ‘capable of expressing and evoking emotions and mental states that go beyond language.’ Music, thus, has a [...]