Brain stimulation explained

Brain stimulation may refer to:

• Brain Stimulation, a medical journal published by Elsevier
• Brain stimulation reward, a process of directly stimulating reward centers in the brain
• Cranial electrotherapy stimulation
• Deep brain stimulation, a surgical treatment that stimulates parts of the brain with electrical impulses
• Electrical brain stimulation, direct or indirect stimulation of the brain with electricity for therapeutic or research purposes
• Low field magnetic stimulation
• RNS System, a deep brain stimulation treatment for epilepsy patients
• Transcranial alternating current stimulation, delivering an oscillatory current over the occipital cortex
• Transcranial direct current stimulation, the direct application of weak dc electrical currents to neurons
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation, the stimulation of the brain by inducing magnetic fields
• Vagus nerve stimulation, a medical treatment that involves electrical stimulation of the vagus, or tenth cranial nerve
• Wirehead, an electronic brain implant to stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain