Treating Severe Depression with On-Demand Brain Stimulation

June 01,2024

UCSF Health physicians have successfully treated a patient with severe depression by tapping into the specific brain circuit involved in depressive brain patterns and resetting them using the equivalent of a pacemaker for the brain.

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Treating severe depression with on-demand brain stimulation