In A Nutshell Researchers used focused sound waves to temporarily quiet the amygdala in healthy adults, reaching a deep brain ...

Scientists have managed to control the behaviour of monkeys by zapping their brains with ultrasonic waves. Researchers from the University of Utah and Stanford University harnessed a non-invasive ...

Ongoing research at the UA has produced encouraging results regarding the effects of ultrasounds on the human brain. Based on multiple studies, researchers have found that ultrasound waves passing ...

One in four people has a mental disorder, according to the World Health Organization. If you're lucky enough to live in a wealthy country, treatment will usually involve some form of medication—which ...

Neuroscientist Sjoerd Meijer of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has shown for the first time that targeted ...

Engineers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new system that can move objects without making physical contact. The technique involves ultrasound waves acting on specialized surfaces to ...

Hedgehogs have super-hearing that could prevent them from being hit by cars- if manufacturers adapt their vehicle design-a new study has suggested. One in three hedgehogs are killed in road traffic ...

Apple could use ultrasonic sound waves to deliver haptic feedback to wearers of its upcoming AR/VR headset when they interact with virtual objects. Most consumer AR/VR headsets do not provide haptic ...

Elsa Fouragnan receives funding from the UKRI Medical Research Council Future Leaders Fellowship and the BBSRC grant (MR/T023007/1 and BB/Y001494/1). One in four people has a mental disorder, ...