Potentially Self-Tuning DBS Device Monitors Brain Activity of Daily Life

An experimental deep brain stimulation (DBS) system can continuously monitor brain activity in Parkinson’s disease patients as they go about their daily activities, with the information it produces used to adjust stimulation delivered by an implant device, the research team that developed it reported. “This is really the first…

BRAIN Initiative Grant to Examine Ethical Issues of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s

Two Cleveland Clinic researchers are recipients of the first grants awarded by the National Institute of Health’s BRAIN Initiative in neuroethics, for studies looking ethical issues in brain surgeries intended to treat diseases, with specific attention on Parkinson’s. “We are thankful the BRAIN Initiative sees the importance of exploring ethical considerations…