Experiments with a couple of different brain areas involving patients who were allowed to stimulate with mild electric shocks, revealed that all three of them preferred an area in the midline thalamic structure, which produced feelings of anger and frustration, according to a transcript from the podcast 'Neurotalk'.
The use of invasive recordings or devices like ultrasound treatments can help identify the parts of the brain that are causing seizures for epilepsy patients.
The future of brain computer interfaces involves measuring and understanding the signals in the brain, but there are concerns about the invasiveness of these methods.
The prefrontal and orbital frontal cortex are areas of the frontal lobe consistently implicated in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), causing hyper-checking behavior or contamination behavior, while rodent models may only exhibit aspects of OCD.
The potential clinical use of transcranial magnetic resonance guided focus ultrasound goes beyond tumor treatment and may include the modulatory use of neuronal activity. Ultrasound can also aid in delivering medication to specific areas of the brain by opening the blood-brain barrier.
Holding a loved one's hand during a stressful situation can calm the brain and reduce anxiety. This is because bonding conversations can alter the brain's fear response, reducing feelings of alarm and increasing a sense of safety and security.