‘The greatest feeling in the world’: Deep brain stimulation helps ...
WEBAug 15, 2023 · For years, Machado has been working with a technology called deep brain stimulation, in which doctors implant electrodes in certain areas of the brain that produce electrical impulses to regulate...
Ultrasound offers a new way to perform deep brain stimulation
WEBJun 4, 2024 · MIT researchers have now developed an alternative approach that uses ultrasound instead of electricity to perform deep brain stimulation, delivered by a fiber about the thickness of a human hair.
Brain implants revive cognitive abilities long after traumatic brain ...
WEBDec 4, 2023 · A new technique using deep brain stimulation tailored to each patient exceeded researchers’ expectations in treating the cognitive impairments from moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.
Cleveland Clinic Study Shows Deep Brain Stimulation …
WEBAug 14, 2023 · A first-in-human trial of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for post-stroke rehabilitation patients by Cleveland Clinic researchers has shown that using DBS to target the dentate nucleus – which regulates fine-control of voluntary movements, cognition, language, and sensory functions in the brain – is safe and feasible.
Electrical brain implants may help patients with severe brain injuries
WEBDec 4, 2023 · With deep brain stimulation now shown to be safe and preliminarily effective for treating traumatic brain injuries, Schiff plans to conduct another trial with more patients and for a longer...
Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Cognition During Chronic …
WEBDec 4, 2023 · Five people who had life-altering, seemingly irreversible cognitive deficits following moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries showed substantial improvements in their cognition and quality of life after receiving an experimental form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a phase 1 clinical trial.
Noninvasively Stimulating Deep Brain Areas to Treat Depression …
WEBJun 5, 2024 · In a new neuroimaging study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers used repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to target regions deep in the brain to help reduce depression symptoms.
Researchers use deep brain stimulation to map therapeutic …
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham demonstrated the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to map a 'human dysfunctome'—a collection of dysfunctional brain circuits...
Technology of deep brain stimulation: current status and future ...
WEBNov 26, 2020 · Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical procedure that allows targeted circuit-based neuromodulation and has become a standard of care in a range of movement disorders.
Cerebellar post-stroke deep brain stimulation appears safe and …
WEBAug 14, 2023 · The results of an early-stage clinical trial indicate that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may help recovery of upper limb function following stroke. The findings, published in Nature Medicine , support the design of larger, blinded clinical trials to fully assess the benefit of such a treatment.