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Electrical stimulation could help slow degenerative brain injury, scientists have said.

A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience revealed that deep brain stimulation (DBS) could improve cognition.

One hour of electrical stimulation to the entorhinal cortex led to a two-fold increase in new cells in the hippocampus, which is associated with learning and memory.

The production of these new cells lasted for around a week, with the cells developing normally and making connections to others nearby.

Mice which underwent the therapy showed an improvement in spatial learning.

Senior author Paul Frankland commented that DBS has been effective in the treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

"These new findings have important clinical implications as they inform potential treatments for humans with memory disorders," he said.

Meanwhile, scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a technology able to produce neuroprotectors, which are believed to protect the human brain against neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

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