"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “A fast buzz in my head.” “A sudden reboot of my brain’s senses.” “It’s like an electrical current.” If ...

You may have experienced total fatigue and blamed whatever the cause—poor sleep, a busy day at work—as the reason you felt your energy was "zapped." The term is figurative. However, some people feel ...

Memory loss is a terrible thing. With so many brain injuries and diseases able to cause significant loss of memory, scientists have spent a long time looking for ways to restore or improve memory in ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is launching a program to develop technologies to treat psychiatric disorders by electrically stimulating the brain. DARPA's SUBNETS program ...

A cap used to zap the brain with electrodes appeared to improve short-term memory for adults older than 65, according to a new study. Researchers who published the study in the journal Nature ...

Scientists have embarked on a radical experiment to use “zapping” to reset cells inside the brain to try and help people addicted to drugs or alcohol. Doctors at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller ...

A mild electrical jolt to the brain triggered lucid dreaming in young people, allowing them to become aware that they were dreaming and even gain some control over the plot of their dream. The ...

If so, there may be an easy way to shed that excess fat fast—without tweaking your diet or spending your free time at the gym. At least, that’s what makers of the headset Modius claim. The inventors ...

What are brain zaps and are they harmful? A new client described brain zaps as an electrical buzz she felt in her head periodically. ''I thought I was going crazy, especially at night when it awakened ...