Experimental Brain Implant Could Personalize Depression Therapy

October 22, 2021

Researchers implanted an epilepsy device in the right hemisphere of a depressed patient’s brain, carefully targeting and stimulating a neural circuit, ultimately reducing her symptoms of depression. UCSF neuroscientists are continuing to research this more personalized approach in delivering brain stimulation in depression.

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