What is EBA?

Electromagnetic brain animation [EBA] is a technique for gently stimulating the brain. It utilizes one or more custom built electromagnets placed above the patient’s scalp.  These electromagnets generates short magnetic pulses, roughly the strength of an MRI scanner’s magnetic field but much more focused. The magnetic pulses pass easily through the skull just like the MRI scanner fields do, but because they are short pulses and not a static field, they can stimulate the underlying cerebral cortex (brain). Low frequency (once per second) EBA has been shown to induce reductions in brain activation while stimulation at higher frequencies (> 5 pulses per second) has been shown to increase brain activation. It has also been shown that these changes can last for periods of time after stimulation is stopped.

What disorders has EBA been shown to be useful for?

For a sustained period of time continuing for several years EBA was investigated clinically as a potential treatment for patients with major depression, attention deficit disorder, overanxious disorder, learning disorder, and pervasive developmental deficiencies including patients who experience hallucinated "voices" and a variety of other psychiatric and neurological disorders. Over 100 human patients have been studied with EBA treatment in conjunction with multiple research and investigation previous to that time on animal subjects [mice]. Throughout the complete spectrum of mental difficulties the preponderance of all studies have shown quantifiable improvement following EBA generation beyond an eight week timetable.  Recent revised investigations that have used even newer technology and stronger stimulation have shown much improved results. This advanced form of EBA relates to the adding of ultrasound as both an electromagnetic impulse guide path and an additional combination of overall therapy resulting in a more dynamic interaction and redirection of 'abnormal' cellular structure.