Scientists use ultrasound to jump-start a man’s brain after coma

Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 08:31 in Psychology & Sociology

A25-year-old man recovering from a coma has made remarkable progress following a treatment at UCLA to jump-start his brain using ultrasound. The technique uses sonic stimulation to excite the neurons in the thalamus, an egg-shaped structure that serves as the brain’s central hub for processing information. “It’s almost as if we were jump-starting the neurons […]

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