Adaptive deep brain stimulation reduces Parkinson’s disease symptoms

Photo caption: An intelligent brain pacemaker – Shawn Connolly, an artist and non-profit founder for skateboarders and community youth, follows the doctor’s directions while testing deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. Photo courtesy of Maurice Ramirez for UCSF. Article by Cynthia E Keen. Physics World – September 18, 2024. Study: Nature Medicine.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for patients with Parkinson’s disease who experience disabling tremors and slowness of movements. But because the therapy is delivered with constant stimulation parameters – which are unresponsive to […]

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