Deep brain stimulation of the internal capsule enhances human cognitive control and prefrontal cortex function

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising treatment for psychiatric disorders, but its mechanism in relieving symptoms is unclear. Here, the authors show that DBS of ventral internal capsule/ventral striatum (VCVS) may act by enhancing prefrontal cortex oscillations that in turn enhance cognitive...

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Main Authors: A. S. Widge, S. Zorowitz, I. Basu, A. C. Paulk, S. S. Cash, E. N. Eskandar, T. Deckersbach, E. K. Miller, D. D. Dougherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09557-4