▁that ▁aim ▁to ▁improve ▁brain ▁function , ▁are ▁ne uro techn ologies . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁modern ▁science ▁can ▁image ▁nearly ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁brain ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁control ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁brain . ▁It ▁can ▁help ▁control ▁de pression , ▁over - activ ation , ▁sleep ▁dep riv ation , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁conditions . ▁Th era pe ut ically ▁it ▁can ▁help ▁improve ▁stroke ▁vict ims ' ▁motor ▁coord ination , ▁improve ▁brain ▁function , ▁reduce ▁ep ile ptic ▁episodes ▁( see ▁ep ile ps y ), ▁improve ▁patients ▁with ▁deg ener ative ▁motor ▁dise ases ▁( P ark inson ' s ▁disease , ▁Hun ting ton ' s ▁disease , ▁A LS ), ▁and ▁can ▁even ▁help ▁alle vi ate ▁ph antom ▁pain ▁per ception . ▁Adv ances ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁promise ▁many ▁new ▁enh anc ements ▁and ▁re h abil itation ▁methods ▁for ▁patients ▁suffering ▁from ▁ne uro log ical ▁problems . ▁The ▁ne uro techn ology ▁revolution ▁has ▁given ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁Dec ade ▁of ▁the ▁Mind ▁initi ative , ▁which ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁It ▁also ▁offers ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁reve aling ▁the ▁mechan isms ▁by ▁which ▁mind ▁and ▁conscious ness ▁emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁brain . ▁ ▁Current ▁techn ologies ▁ ▁Live ▁Im aging ▁Mag net o ence phal ography ▁is ▁a ▁functional ▁ne uro im aging ▁technique ▁for ▁mapping ▁brain ▁activity ▁by ▁recording ▁magnetic ▁fields ▁produced ▁by ▁elect rical ▁curr ents ▁occurr ing ▁naturally ▁in