The Past and Promise of Deep Brain Stimulation
In the early 1980s, a few batches of contaminated synthetic heroin triggered severe Parkinson’s disease symptoms among the drug addicts who used it. The tragedy would lead to a new… Leer más
Subthalamic nucleus
Treating the diseased brain with artificial stimulation
We often fail to appreciate the small and precise functions of our motor system. How effortless and smooth our movements are when getting up from a chair! How quick and… Leer más
