What is Deep Brain Stimulation for depression? Discover how the TRANSCEND trial at UT Southwestern is using "brain pacemakers" to treat treatment-resistant depression by targeting neural communication ...

On Thursday, March 19, renowned neurologist Dr. Helen Mayberg visited Carnegie Mellon and shared her pioneering work on deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a ...

Half of a small group of people with treatment-resistant depression found significant relief from brain implants that provide electrical pulses A third of the patients wound up virtually ...

In the sixth episode of The Deep End, we’ll look to the future for Jon and his family and for DBS research. The research is pushing ahead, with a clinical trial of DBS for treatment-resistant ...

A research team led by a three-time recipient of BBRF grants has successfully tested a method of using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive method of brain stimulation, to activate ...

Northwell Health is conducting a clinical trial to address treatment-resistant depression using similar technology used to treat neurological diseases like Parkinson’s in an effort to seek options for ...

Brain implants that deliver electric pulses can ease depression in people who aren't responding to psychiatric drugs, a new study says. Half of a small group of people who received brain implants ...

One in six people worldwide suffers from neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, ...

As humans, we tend to consider our emotional states as a direct response to the experiences of our lives. Traffic may make us frustrated, betrayal may make us angry, or the ever-grinding wear of ...

Deep brain stimulation appears to help some people with depression Half of a small group of people with treatment-resistant depression found significant relief from brain implants that provide ...