Using "smart stimulators" to treat Parkinson's disease: re-engineering neurostimulation devices

Let's imagine the cruise control of your car locked at 120 km/h on any road in any condition (city, country, highway, sunny or rainy weather), or your car air conditioner set on maximum cold in any temperature condition (even during a snowy winter): would you find it efficient? That would proba...

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Published in:Frontiers in computational neuroscience 2012-09, Vol.6, p.69-69
Main Authors: Modolo, Julien, Beuter, Anne, Thomas, Alex W, Legros, Alexandre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air temperature
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Bioengineering
Biomarkers
Biophysics
Brain research
Cognitive science
Computer Science
Deep brain stimulation
deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Electrodes
Epilepsy
Hallucinations
Kalman filters
Life Sciences
Mathematical Models
medical devices
Medical equipment
Mental task performance
Modeling and Simulation
Movement disorders
Neurodegenerative diseases
neuroengineering
Neurological diseases
Neurons
Neuroscience
Neurosciences
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Parkinson's disease
Physiology
System theory
Tremor
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Summary:Let's imagine the cruise control of your car locked at 120 km/h on any road in any condition (city, country, highway, sunny or rainy weather), or your car air conditioner set on maximum cold in any temperature condition (even during a snowy winter): would you find it efficient? That would probably not be the most optimal strategy for a proper and comfortable driving experience. As surprising as this may seem, this is a pretty accurate illustration of how deep brain stimulation is used today to treat Parkinson's disease motor symptoms and other neurological disorders such as essential tremor, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or epilepsy.
ISSN:1662-5188
1662-5188
DOI:10.3389/fncom.2012.00069