She said the method, in which two electrodes, an anode and a cathode, are placed on the temples, provides "a mild form of brain stimulation that basically modulates the resting level of the nerve cells" in the brain.
The technique, called Deep Brain Stimulation, stimulates the neural circuits which control mood and anxiety.
A type of brain stimulation caused by a mild electric current that appears to have minimal negative side effects is showing promise as a potential treatment for major depression, according to several studies.
Its technology riffs off high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique which uses electrical currents to stimulate regions of the brain.
Five years later, brain stimulation research has moved far and fast.
Kaski is interested in non-invasive brain stimulation.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves more than just a hat.
The third group got placebo gum and sham brain stimulation.
"Deep brain stimulation can promote significant late functional recovery from severe traumatic brain injury," they wrote.
Then, in June, she took a chance on a relatively new surgery called deep brain stimulation.
