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Podcast: Deep brain stimulation - a pacemaker for the brain?

Podcast: Deep brain stimulation - a pacemaker for the brain?

Update: 2022-04-13
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You probably have heard of a pacemaker – a small device which is implanted in the chest to help control the heartbeat for people living with heart conditions. But did you know similar technology is being used to treat several brain disorders?

Today we are joined by Professor Peter Silburn AM, neurologist, researcher and pioneer in deep brain stimulation (DBS). DBS technology delivers a continuous electrical impulse to targeted regions of the brain to treat many disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease and obsessive compulsion disorder (OCD).

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Podcast: Deep brain stimulation - a pacemaker for the brain?

Podcast: Deep brain stimulation - a pacemaker for the brain?

Queensland Brain Institute