A Noninvasive Method for Deep Brain Stimulation
From: Medical Design Technology - 06/07/2017

Electrodes placed on the scalp could help patients with brain diseases

Delivering an electrical current to a part of the brain involved in movement
control has proven successful in treating many Parkinson’s disease patients.
This approach, known as deep brain stimulation, requires implanting
electrodes in the brain — a complex procedure that carries some risk to the
patient.

Now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, collaborating
with investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the
IT’IS Foundation, have come up with a way to stimulate regions deep within
the brain using electrodes placed on the scalp. This approach could make deep
brain stimulation noninvasive, less risky, less expensive, and more
accessible to patients.

Doctors also use deep brain stimulation to treat some patients with obsessive
compulsive disorder, epilepsy, and depression, and are exploring the
possibility of using it to treat other conditions such as autism. The new,
noninvasive approach could make it easier to adapt deep brain stimulation to
treat additional disorders, the researchers say.

Read the entire article at:
https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2017/06/noninvasive-method-deep-brain-stimulation
http://news.mit.edu/2017/noninvasive-method-deep-brain-stimulation-0601

Links:
A noninvasive method for deep brain stimulation
http://news.mit.edu/2017/noninvasive-method-deep-brain-stimulation-0601

Ed Boyden
http://edboyden.org

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