McKnight’s Senior Living February 28, 2024
A recent study has unveiled a groundbreaking application of Deep Brain Stimulation, expanding its known efficacy beyond severe Parkinson’s cases.
Experts at Mass General Brigham were able to use DBS to create what they called a “human dysfunctome,” a map of the portion of the brain’s frontal cortex that was producing neurological disorders. The study created a brain map for Parkinson’s, as well as three additional conditions: dystonia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and Tourette’s.
“Frontal circuits play a critical role in motor, cognitive and affective processing,” the study authors wrote, “and their dysfunction may result in a variety of brain disorders. However, exactly which frontal domains mediate which (dys)functions remains largely elusive.”
The better scientists understand where precisely issues are...
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