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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Electrical eye stimulation could lead to ‘remarkable’ treatments for depression and dementia

Robert Boston

A new method of electrically stimulating the eye has been shown to alleviate depression-like symptoms and improve cognitive function in animal models, according to new research.

The findings, recently published in the journals Brain Stimulation and the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, may lead to alternative ways to treat neuropsychiatric diseases such as dementia and depression.

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