Sunday, July 02, 2006

This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Electrode Input to Area 25

I am a sporadic member of a depression forum that, among other things, is an excellent resource for articles on new treatments. The other day I ran across this fascinating example ; a personable write-up of an experimental method for treating depression that involves directing low voltage current to a part of the deep brain called Area 25.

The part that gripped me was the immediate response to the treatment reported by the patients...akin to a light switch being flicked on and off. That and the next to no side effects experienced.

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