Can brain zaps curb obsessive-compulsive behavior?

Researchers report that repeated noninvasive, pain-free brain stimulation curbed behaviors common to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Digital hoarders: we've identified four types – which are you?

Physical hoarding has been studied for decades - but now, new forms of digital hoarding are emerging.

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Could simple tests predict which OCD treatment will work?

Brains scans of people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder reveal that "different brains respond to different treatments."

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Are we all OCD now, with obsessive hand-washing and technology addiction?

Behaviors that would have been seen as pathological a few months ago are now applauded as adaptive and resourceful. Where do doctors draw the line?

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Contaminating a fake rubber hand could help people overcome OCD, study suggests

The famous, but bizarre, ‘rubber hand illusion’ could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder overcome their condition without the often unbearable stress of exposure therapy, suggests new research.

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Worms stuck in repeat could clarify human diseases

A brain circuit that underlies repetitive behavior in roundworms could shed light on Tourette's and autism in humans.

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New clues to abnormal brain signals in movement disorders

Research with mice shows how sensory and motor signals have different paths and effects on our behavior, which could lead to Parkinson's treatments.

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Deep brain stimulation may significantly improve OCD symptoms, study suggests

The debilitating behaviours and all-consuming thoughts, which affect people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), could be significantly improved with targeted deep brain stimulation, according to new research published today.

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People with OCD get stuck in ‘loop of wrongness’

"This is not some deep dark problem of behavior—OCD is a medical problem, and not anyone's fault. With brain imaging we can study it just like heart specialists study EKGs..."

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