2019 News

Brainbox 2019 in Review

2019 has been the most exciting year in the history of Brainbox. We’ve managed to squeeze so much into the last twelve months: from our transformation from Rogue Resolutions in the spring; to…

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Dr Camilla Nord: Young Investigator Award Winner 2019

Congratulations to Dr Camilla Nord of the University of Cambridge who has been selected by the Brainbox Initiative’s esteemed Scientific Committee as the winner of the 2019 Young Investigator…

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The Safety of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation: An Overview

Like all non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) has a low risk of adverse reactions (see Maizey et al., 2013, for example in transcranial magnetic…

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The Mechanisms and Concepts Behind Transcranial Focused Ultrasound (tFUS): An Overview

tFUS is enabled by creating an acoustic wave by creating changes in pressure by applying electric current through crystals within an ultrasound transducer. The geometry of the transducer and the…

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Brainbox adds Neurophet tES Lab, for computational modelling of tES, to portfolio

Brainbox are pleased to announce our latest collaboration with neuroscience software developer Neurophet to bring customers an innovative analysis tool for those conducting brain stimulation studies…

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An Introduction to Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation

Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) is a promising tool that provides causal – as opposed to correlational – evidence for the operation of neurophysiological events in humans (Walsh…

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New Turnkey Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Tools Added to the Brainbox Product Lineup

Brainbox Ltd, a provider of integrated neurotechnology solutions, is delighted to announce NeuroFUS Systems™, turnkey focused ultrasound neuromodulation devices, as the latest addition to its…

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‘Developing and testing potential new treatment options using non-invasive brain stimulation for brain disorders’: Exciting research being carried out at the University of Turku, Finland

Back in April 2019, Brainbox had the pleasure of visiting the University of Turku, Finland, to complete the installation of a combined transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuronavigation system in…

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‘Enhancing Speech Fluency using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation’: An interview with Dr Jen Chesters

Dr Jen Chesters is a cognitive neuroscientist and Speech and Language Therapist, with a particular interest in how brain stimulation and imaging techniques can be used to better support people with…

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Interview with Dr Gesa Hartwigsen, Brainbox Initiative Conference 2019 Speaker

Dr Gesa Hartwigsen is an independent research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI-CBS) in Leipzig. Gesa gained her PhD from Kiel University in 2010…

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Interview with Dr Lennart Verhagen, Brainbox Initiative Conference 2019 Speaker

We recently had the pleasure of speaking to Dr Lennart Verhagen who will be joining us in London this September at the Brainbox Initiative Conference. Lennart obtained his PhD, How to Grasp a Ripe…

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Naheem Bashir Research Challenge Update, May 2019

Figure 1 – Current flow modelling over C3 shows highest charge density in the left inferior frontal gyrus and basal ganglia. We recently caught up with 2017 Research Challenge winner Naheem…

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