Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure that entails the delivery of high-frequency electrical impulses to specific regions of the brain, via surgically implanted electrodes. While it ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an emerging therapy for treatment-resistant neurological and psychiatric disorders. Despite this, little is known about the anatomical and functional mechanisms that ...

In Parkinson’s disease (PD), several key factors influence patient selection for deep brain stimulation (DBS) as they directly affect long-term outcomes. A comprehensive interdisciplinary assessment ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have found a new way to more precisely detect and monitor brain cell activity during deep brain stimulation, a common treatment for movement disorders such as Parkinson's ...

London - The doctors prepared to carry out the brain surgery, their medical tools laid out. Their patient, wide awake on the operating table, was given an instrument of her own: her clarinet, which ...