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Re: Cingulate Cortex Reduced in MDD Is Progressive

Posted by europerep on September 3, 2010, at 8:42:03 [reposted on September 3, 2010, at 19:19:17 | original URL]

In reply to Re: Cingulate Cortex Reduced in MDD + Is Progressive » Phillipa, posted by chujoe on September 3, 2010, at 5:46:09

I think deep brain stimulation (DBS) targets this area and induces a local electric current.. it's not yet totally clear whether this is a viable technique for depression, but some people do seem to profit from it.. I think that's really one of the last lines of defense tho...

 

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