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| Articles about Deep Brain Stimulation |
| Deep Brain Stimulation Study Offers Hope for Severe Depression Patients | | 2008-05-05 17:41:00 | | Results of Brodmann Area 25 Deep Brain Stimulation Pilot Study Offer Hope for Patients with Severe DepressionStudy findings presented today at American Psychiatric Association Annual MeetingST. PAUL, Minn.-- May 05, 2008 --St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced pilot study results from the first multi-center study investigating deep brain stimulation (DBS) of Brodmann Area 25 for... | | By: Mesothelioma Search Engine | | |
| | Consciousness Restored to Man After Six Years with Deep Brain Stimulation | | 2007-08-09 18:07:31 | | This is an incredible story of hope reported in
Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7153/edsumm/e070802-07.html) this week which describes how neuroscientists implanted
electrodes in the brain of a 38-year-old man who had been
in a minimally conscious state for more than six years
following a serious assault. By electrically stimulating a brain
region called the central thalamus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalamus),
they were able to help him name objects on request, make
precise hand gestures, and chew food without the aid of a feeding
tube. The thalamus is involved in motor control, arousal
and in relaying sensory signals — from the visual systems,
for example — to the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain
involved in consciousness.... | | By: MindMods CogSciTech Biofeedback & Neurofeedbac | | |
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