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Old 01-09-2012, 12:46 PM
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From the paper referenced:

"[Possibly] the effects of neurodegeneration can be counteracted to some extent by introducing more noise in the CNS." [1]

"Noisy sensory signals can be transmitted to the CNS through any sensory pathway, ..." [1]

Has anyone tried a noisy (irregular pulses) TENS machine?

[1] "Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Promotes GABA Release in the Substantia Nigra and Improves Locomotion in Hemiparkinsonian Rats"
Ghazaleh Samoudi, Hans Nissbrandt, Mayank B. Dutia and Filip Bergquist
http://www2.sahlgrenska.gu.se/pressimages/brus.pdf

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