Researchers at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences have developed a new imaging method, D-PSCAN, which enables ...

This discovery led to a new treatment: deep brain stimulation. It involved a pacemaker delivering electrical pulses via ...

Have you heard of deep brain stimulation (DBS)? For certain neurological movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease, DBS is ...

Psychiatric neurosurgery, originally known as psychosurgery, involves operating on the brain to alter its function. Nastasic ...

USC have discovered a new brain mechanism that allows humans to rapidly switch between motor actions. This process does not ...

A Paradise Valley man has regained his ability to sculpt thanks to deep brain stimulation that eased his Parkinson's tremors.

New research shows that switching between actions is not simply stopping and starting again, but a unique brain mechanism that suppresses the previous action to initiate a new one.

New USC research offers an unseen insight into how the brain shifts gears. The researchers discovered that our innate ability to make quick changes in motor function are the result of a unique brain ...

William Daggett was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease several years ago. A brain surgery has helped to the quiet the tremors ...

This group of patients was of interest to the USC Viterbi research team because their treatment involves deep brain stimulation of the subcortical regions that control motor function—a prime ...