Stimulating brains, altering minds.
Deep-brain stimulation has been used to treat advanced Parkinson disease and other neurological and psychiatric disorders that have not responded to other treatments. While deep-brain stimulation can modulate overactive or underactive regions of the brain and thereby improve motor function, it can a...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Medical Ethics Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 289 - 293 |
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BMJ Publishing Group
May 2009
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| Sumario: | Deep-brain stimulation has been used to treat advanced Parkinson disease and other neurological and psychiatric disorders that have not responded to other treatments. While deep-brain stimulation can modulate overactive or underactive regions of the brain and thereby improve motor function, it can also cause changes in a patient's thought and personality. This paper discusses the trade-offs between the physiological benefit of this technique and the potential psychological harm. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. |
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