Introducing the brain: how coded implant can work (Introduction)

by David Turell , Sunday, February 04, 2024, 20:16 (83 days ago) @ David Turell

Coded to fit brain's abnormal impulses:

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-patient-happy-brain-implant-epilepsy.html

"...the repetitive rituals of her condition are largely consigned to memory, thanks to a revolutionary brain implant that is being used to treat both her epilepsy and her OCD.

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"...the idea of inserting a device into the brain is not new, and for decades doctors have known that precisely applied electrical stimulation can affect the way the brain operates.

"Such deep-brain stimulation is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other conditions affecting movement, including epilepsy.

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"There had previously been some study of the use of deep brain stimulation for people suffering from OCD, but, says Raslan, it had never been combined with treatment for epilepsy.

"Doctors worked with Pearson to see exactly what happens in her brain when she gets trapped in an obsessive loop.

"The technique involved exposing her to known stressors—in this case, seafood—and recording the electrical markers.

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"It is "the only device in the world that treats two conditions," says Raslan.

"And it's programmed independently. So the program for epilepsy is different than the program for OCD."

"It's a breakthrough he thinks only someone like Pearson could have come up with.

"This is the first time in the world that's been done. Usually we think of devices either for OCD or for epilepsy.

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"For Pearson, there was an eight-month wait after the 2019 procedure to see any noticeable difference.

"But gradually, the all-consuming rituals that had taken up eight or nine hours every day since her teenage years began to ebb.

"The endless pre-bed checklists of window-shutting, and the constant hand-washing diminished to a manageable 30 minutes a day.

"And the fear of contamination from eating with others is now gone.

"'I'm happy again and excited to go out and live and be with my friends and my family," she said."

Comment: electrical impulses in sick brain can be controlled. I still view this with dualism. A sick receiver will offer a damaged message.