AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 -- The University of Texas at Austin issued the following news release:
In a sleep management breakthrough, a University of Texas at Austin-led team of researchers has developed a noninvasive patch that boosts REM sleep in real-world trials without surgery or medication. The technology, called NEUSLeeP, is a soft, wearable device that uses gentle ultrasound waves and electrodes to stimulate deep brain regions and monitor brain activity in real time.
"This is the first time we've been able to noninvasively target deep brain regions involved in REM sleep, while simultaneously monitoring brain activity," said Kai Wing "Kevin" Tang, a recent UT biomedical engineering Ph.D. graduate who led the research effort. "Our skin-...