A practical, science-based look at mild cognitive impairment, memory decline, and treatments that address the brain’s underlying regulatory systems. Been forgetting small things? Unable to remember if you did something? Maybe you’ve had the uncomfortable experience of a family member telling you in an irritated tone of voice that you’re repeating yourself. That’s especially bad…
Bioelectric Neuromodulation: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a form of bioelectric neuromodulation, a way of stimulating the brain to regulate neurophysiology. We’re getting rewarding results using vagus nerve stimulation across a range of conditions, including major depressive disorder. The idea has been around for some decades. In 2005 the FDA approved the…
Dissociative Seizures We have been seeing an increasing number of patients with dissociative seizures at Ormond Neuroscience. Alternatively, perhaps I am more aware of dissociative seizures, so I notice it more easily. Curious about the epidemiology, I investigated. Compelling figures when one investigates the epidemiology. Refractory epilepsy is epilepsy that is resistant to drug treatment.…
