Magnetic Stimulation of Brain May Help Some Stroke Patients Recover

After a stroke, a condition called hemispatial neglect is common. This condition affects the right side of your brain so that you are unable to see or recognize anything on the left side of your body. A new study has shown that magnetic stimulation of the nerve cells may shorten recovery time. In this treatment an electromagnetic coil is put to the scalp which creates electrical currents, these currents then stimulate the nerve cells.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111214162054.htm