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This story is from the category The Brain
Date posted: 30/09/2008 Deep brain stimulation (DBS), in which implanted electrodes deliver electric jolts to the brain, has shown great promise in treating neurological disorders: it is already approved to treat Parkinson's disease and is being tested to treat severe depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, traumatic brain injury, and other ailments. But, little is known about how DBS works. Scientists at the Mayo Clinic and other institutions have developed a new device that can detect neurotransmitters quickly and locally in the brain, which they hope will help make DBS more effective and shed light on how it works. See the full Story via external site: www.technologyreview.com Most recent stories in this category (The Brain): 19/06/2013: Brain Can Plan Actions Toward Things the Eye Doesn’t See |
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