Stanford University neurosurgeons have successfully implanted the first ' brain radio' in the subthalamic nucleus of a patient suffering from Parkinson's disease. The unique neurostimulation device not only corrects aberrant electrical signaling in specific geographic regions of the brain, but also records electrical signaling data between neurons on a consistent basis. " With this brain radio we can study the brain's signaling patterns at the same time that we're observing a patient's precise movements, with the goal of understanding just which brain rhythms correspond to which specific patterns of movement," said Helen Bronte- Stewart, MD.
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