The World of Neurostimulation - Part 2

As mentioned in our previous post on deep brain stimulation (‪‎DBS‬), this form of neurostimulation which is being studied at Toronto's University Health Network, is also being offered as an experimental treatment to patients with ‪‎anorexia‬ and mild forms of ‪Alzheimer‬'s and it's already showing promise for both.


You can learn more about some of the early results of DBS in patients with these ‪‎mental illnesses‬ here:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-headlines/canadian-researchers-use-electricity-to-stimulate-brains-of-alzheimer-s-patients-1.2221623
http://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/deep-brain-stimulation-offers-treatment-hope-for-severe-anorexia-patients-1.2266141

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