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New Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation System The First To Sense And Record Brain Activity While Delivering Therapy
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Date posted: 15/08/2013 For the first time, a deep brain neuroprosthetic that is capable of I/O operations has been created. Normally only one-way communication is possible, as the way the deep brain implant writes to the brain makes it impossible to read anything of use back from it. The Activa PC+S DBS system delivers proven Medtronic DBS Therapy while at the same time sensing and recording electrical activity in key areas of the brain using electrical activity reading electrodes and an adjustable algorithm, which enable the system to gather brain signals at various moments as selected by a physician. Initially, this new technology will be made available to a select group of physicians worldwide for use in clinical studies. These physicians will use the system to map the brain’s responses to Medtronic DBS Therapy and explore applications for the therapy across a range of neurological and psychological conditions. The Activa PC+S system, which delivers stimulation to targeted areas of the brain like existing Medtronic DBS systems, was implanted for the first time at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany in a person with Parkinson’s disease. This patient will be treated by a team that includes neurologist Kai Bötzel, department of neurology, Ludwig Maximilian University and neurosurgeon Jan Mehrkens, M.D., head of functional neurosurgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, who implanted the system. See the full Story via external site: multimediacapsule.thomsonone.com Most recent stories in this category (The Brain): 04/02/2017: HKU scientists utilise innovative neuroimaging approach to unravel complex brain networks |
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