http://www.nitrc.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2452 ... Deep brain stimulation, sometimes called a pacemaker for the brain, has helped halt tremors in more than 100,000 patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders since 1997. Now, researchers are reporting encouraging results using the procedure for psychiatric conditions as well. [...] in a study published this month in the Archives of General Psychiatry [...] after two years of DBS, 92% reported significant relief from their major depression or bipolar disorder and more than half were in remission, with no manic side effects. Read the entire article at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204555904577164813955136748.html#articleTabs=article en-us Copyright 2000-2026 NITRC OSI Sun, 26 Apr 2026 3:17:36 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss NITRC RSS generator