nonspecific stimulation — stimulation of a sense organ by a modality other than the usual one, such as when pressure or an electric current stimulates the retina … Medical dictionary
Transcranial magnetic stimulation — For other uses, see TMS (disambiguation). Transcranial magnetic stimulation Intervention rTMS in a rod … Wikipedia
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation — Alternative medicine / fringe therapies Claims Electrical stimulation of the scalp can relieve various psychological disorders. Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) is an experimental[1] psychiatric treatment that applies a small, pulsed … Wikipedia
Transcranial direct current stimulation — (tDCS) is the application of weak electrical currents (1 2 mA) to modulate the activity of neurons in the brain. Several generations of neurophysiological experiments have shown that neurons respond to static (DC) electrical fields by altering… … Wikipedia
Sacral nerve stimulation — Sacral nerve stimulation, also termed sacral neuromodulation, involves the implantation of a programmable stimulator under the dura matar which delivers low amplitude electrical stimulation to the S3 or S4 root.Currently, the FDA has approved… … Wikipedia
Deep brain stimulation — Intervention DBS probes shown in X ray of the skull (white areas around maxilla and mandible represent metal dentures and are unrelated to DBS devices) … Wikipedia
Electrical brain stimulation — is a technique used in research and clinical neurobiology to stimulate a neuron or neural network in the brain through the direct or indirect excitation of its cell membrane by using an electric current. It is used for research or for… … Wikipedia
Thermal laser stimulation — represents a class of defect imaging techniques which employ a laser to produce a thermal variation in a semiconductor device. [Harvnb|Beaudoin|Desplats|Perdue|Boit|2004] This technique may be used for semiconductor failure analysis. There are… … Wikipedia
Electrical muscle stimulation — (EMS), also known as neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) or electromyostimulation, is the elicitation of muscle contraction using electric impulses. EMS has received increasing attention in the last few years, because it has the potential … Wikipedia
Electro Muscle Stimulation — Electro Muscle Stimulation, Electro Myostimulation or EMS for short, is a technique to elicit muscle contraction by delivering electric impulses to the muscles. The electric impulses are generated by an electric device and delivered through… … Wikipedia
Neuro-Elektrische Stimulation — Neuro Elektrische Stimulation, auch NeuroElektrische Stimulation oder NES geschrieben, bezeichnet ein Verfahren zur Behandlung von Sucht Erkrankungen durch die Anwendung von elektrischem Strom. Er wird über Klebeelektroden angewendet, die in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia