Abstract

The medical benefits of mild electrical stimulation of the cranium may seem like marketing hype, but decades of clinical research studies have verified that it does alleviate symptoms in a wide range of conditions. This method delivers very-low-frequency current to electrodes placed on the head, and that tiny current spreads across the brain to influence neurons and affect brain- network connectivity. Today, psychiatrists and neurologists commonly employ this technique as part of the therapy for people with anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and a host of other conditions. Researchers are also reporting that stimulation can improvemental performance.

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