Posted by Larry Hoover on March 2, 2005, at 20:27:02
In reply to Re: brain pacemaker implant cures depression » Larry Hoover, posted by fires on March 2, 2005, at 15:35:37
> > Very preliminary study, but as reported yesterday in Neuron, a two-probe implanted device completely eliminated depression in some completely treatment-resistant subjects. The electrodes were placed bilaterally in the subgenual cingulate, and electronically interfered with overstimulation of this limbic structure.
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> > Here are some lay press reports:
> > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1502493,00.html
> > http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1109631011151&call_pageid=970599119419
> > http://www.mydna.com/resources/news/200502/news_20050228_surelectdepre.html
> >
> > The Neuron homepage doesn't have the new article yet.
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> > Lar
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> I'll bet psycholgists are already planning studies to see if CBT + elect. brain stimulation is better than either alone! ;)Perhaps, but candidates for this study were non-responders to psychotherapy. That will continue to be an eligibility criterion until the utility of the device is better established.
Lar
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