What’s the future of deep brain stimulation for depression?
Researchers are trying to simplify and improve the treatment
After DBS surgery, Jon Nelson has been able to be more present with his wife and three kids.
AIDAN KAHN
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This is the final part in a series on deep brain stimulation for depression. Read from the beginning.
Neurologist Helen Mayberg cringes at the slow pace of DBS research. Her first paper describing DBS for depression in the subcallosal cingulate (then called Brodmann Area 25) appeared in the journal Neuron in 2005.