Researches were able to improve riddle-solving with gentle electric stimulation. Feb. 3, 2011— -- Telling students to "put their thinking caps on" to solve a tough problem may not always be a ...

Glioblastomas or GBMs are the most devastating kind of cancer tumor found in the central nervous system in adults. Tumors of this type come in two forms, primary and secondary. Primary onset tumors ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Forget using caffeine to help you focus on tasks, imagine stimulating the brain with mild jolts instead. Laura McClenahan isn't just playing a game. The fitted red cap she's ...

New research suggests an electric device that is worn on the head can zap tumor-forming glioblastoma cells with a rapidly alternating sequence of low-intensity electrical frequencies. These ...

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Are we on the verge of being able to stimulate the brain to see the world anew -- an electric thinking cap? Researchers suggests that this could be the case. Are we on the verge of being able to ...

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have created a "thinking cap" that electrically stimulates the brain to increase its ability to learn from mistakes. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and ...

This past week, the US Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the NovoTTF-100A System (pictured) designed to treat adults with aggressive brain tumors that recur after treatment.