Originally Posted by johnt

More on the same theme.

Although still in its early days, with testing being done on rats, a paper by Bergquist [1] is very interesting. The diagrams are superb.

"Low extracellular dopamine levels produce insufficent neural noise – this
impairs signal transmission/system function.
Adding moderate noise to a low noise system will improve neural functions, if it is not optimal to begin with."

"Stochastic vestibular stimulation
• Non invasive.
• Low amplitude (<1 mA) currents selectively activates vestibular
afferents.
• By using a noisy stimulation pattern, the vestibular system is
activated without inducing the sensation of movement (vertigo)."

[1] "The effect of sensory noise on basal ganglia function in hypodopaminergic conditions"
Filip Bergquist, MD, PhD
Dept of Neurology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg Sweden
Dept of Pharmacology, University of Gothenburg,
www.dsls.usra.edu/20111118.pdf

John