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Do Magnets Make Your Brain Grow?

July 4th, 2007 by Jan

Mice that have undergone transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) showed growth of new neurons in their brains. Scientists of the City University of New York used a magnetic coil to induce a magnetic field into the brain tissue of the rodents.

TMS, if successfully applied to humans, could help treating memory decline caused by deseases or age.

Check out the article in the NewScientists magazine.

In other brain science news: A portable device using TMS to treat depressions.

Posted in Brain Science

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