CSHL scientists identify elusive neuronal targets of deep brain stimulation

Shooting steady pulses of electricity through slender electrodes into a brain area that controls complex behaviours has proven to be effective against several therapeutically stubborn neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Now, a new study has found that this technique, called deep brain stimulation (DBS), targets the same class of neuronal cells that are known to respond to physical exercise and drugs such as Prozac...

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