Iterative Strategies to Refine and Optimize DBS for Depression
It is almost 15 years since the first proof-of-principle report of DBS for treatment resistant depression. Progress continues, with implementation of refined techniques for surgical targeting and emerging clues as to which patients are most likely to benefit. Additional perspectives on trajectory, time-course, and sustainability of DBS effects have been advanced by device innovations that address mechanisms at the neural level. Current studies are further poised to explore strategies to maximize rehabilitative gains of patients once the DBS itself is optimized. Together, these studies provide a unique opportunity to form a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of illness and recovery.
Date: 25 September 2019, 13:00 (Wednesday, -2nd week, Michaelmas 2019)
Venue: Cowey Room
Speaker: Professor Helen Mayberg (Center of Advanced Circuit Therapeutics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Organising department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Part of: WIN Wednesdays Seminar Series
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Nancy Rawlings