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·October 4, 2021·6 min read

Treating Severe Depression With On-Demand Brain Stimulation

A modified deep brain stimulation devise that delivers on-demand stimulation when it recognizes changes in brain patterns provides immediate and long-term relief for depression sufferers.

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·October 7, 2021·4 min read

More Precise Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Parkinson’s Patients

A new, improved DBS technique that targets specific subpopulations of neurons in the globus pallidus with short bursts of stimulation shows promising results as a treatment for Parkinson's disease.

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·November 22, 2021·8 min read

Novel Brain Stimulation Approach Treats Severe Depression

Combining deep-brain stimulation with intracranial EEG, researchers achieved an individualized understanding of specific brain networks that contributed to an individual's depression symptoms and identified stimulation patterns best suited to each patient for symptom relief.

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·April 2, 2022·5 min read

Improving the Targeted Treatment of Movement Disorders

Researchers report the optimal target for brain stimulation depends on the type of dystonia being treated.

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·May 16, 2022·5 min read

Circuit Model May Explain How Deep Brain Stimulation Treats Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

A new computer model shows the beneficial effects of deep brain stimulation arise from how it interrupts the cycle promoting runway beta in a circuit loop between the subthalamic nucleus and striatum.

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·June 13, 2022·5 min read

A Brain Circuit for Addiction Remission Identified

Using lesion network mapping, researchers identified brain circuits associated with addiction remission. The findings provide a new target for the development of treatments for addiction.

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·August 20, 2022·4 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation to Brain Area Linked to Reward and Motivation Is Potential Therapy for Depression

Deep brain stimulation applied to a small brain area associated with reward and motivation resulted in metabolic brain changes over 12 months post-implantation and alleviated some symptoms of depression for those with treatment-resistant depression.

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·August 29, 2022·4 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder

Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens helps control symptoms of binge eating disorder and assists in weight loss.

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·September 21, 2022·5 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Effective for Severe OCD

Deep brain stimulation can improve symptoms of OCD by up to 50% and provide substantial improvements in two out of three sufferers.

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·December 14, 2022·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Deep brain stimulation at the intersection of two fiber bundles linked to memory formation appears to alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

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·January 27, 2023·5 min read

New Technology May Help Inform Brain Stimulation

A new technique that uses ultrafast fMRI is able to capture brain activity at sub-second levels. The technique allows for real-time monitoring of the brain under stimulation conditions.