The science behind deep brain stimulation for depression
Advances in brain imaging allow researchers to target more precise spots in the brain
Surgeons placed four permanent electrode leads and 10 temporary ones into the brain of Patient 001, a man with severe depression.
Baylor College of Medicine Neurosurgery
Electricity Saved My Brain
This is the third part in a series on deep brain stimulation for depression. Read from the beginning.
Early in the morning on August 22, 2022, Jon’s medical team told him that neurologist Helen Mayberg would check in with him just before his deep brain stimulation surgery.