How Tongue Stimulation Accelerates Brain Healing

Episode 33 June 06, 2019 00:20:27
How Tongue Stimulation Accelerates Brain Healing
Mind Matters
How Tongue Stimulation Accelerates Brain Healing

Jun 06 2019 | 00:20:27

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Show Notes

The human brain can both adapt and heal itself. Can this healing be accelerated without brain surgery? Using stimulation, of all places, to the tongue can result in incredible changes to brain functions. Can this technology help rewire the brain of those with disorders like Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy? That’s the topic today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 00:50 | Introduction 01:30 | PoNS Portable Neuro-Modulation Stimulator 03:15 | Choosing the Tongue 06:00 | Gaining Balance with PoNS 09:10 | Multiple Sclerosis and PoNS 12:50 | PoNS and Severe Mental Disability 15:00 | Testing the PoNS 18:20 | Curing Read More ›

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