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> Coded to fit brain's abnormal impulses:
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> https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-patient-happy-brain-implant-epilepsy.html
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> "...the repetitive rituals of her condition are largely consigned to memory, thanks to a revolutionary brain implant that is being used to treat both her epilepsy and her OCD.
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> ***
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> "...the idea of inserting a device into the brain is not new, and for decades doctors have known that precisely applied electrical stimulation can affect the way the brain operates.
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> "Such deep-brain stimulation is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other conditions affecting movement, including epilepsy.
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> ***
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> "There had previously been some study of the use of deep brain stimulation for people suffering from OCD, but, says Raslan, it had never been combined with treatment for epilepsy.
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> "Doctors worked with Pearson to see exactly what happens in her brain when she gets trapped in an obsessive loop.
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> "The technique involved exposing her to known stressors—in this case, seafood—and recording the electrical markers.
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> ***
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> "It is "the only device in the world that treats two conditions," says Raslan.
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> "And it's programmed independently. So the program for epilepsy is different than the program for OCD."
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> "It's a breakthrough he thinks only someone like Pearson could have come up with.
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> "This is the first time in the world that's been done. Usually we think of devices either for OCD or for epilepsy.
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> ***
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> "For Pearson, there was an eight-month wait after the 2019 procedure to see any noticeable difference.
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> "But gradually, the all-consuming rituals that had taken up eight or nine hours every day since her teenage years began to ebb.
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> "The endless pre-bed checklists of window-shutting, and the constant hand-washing diminished to a manageable 30 minutes a day.
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> "And the fear of contamination from eating with others is now gone.
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> "'I'm happy again and excited to go out and live and be with my friends and my family," she said."
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> Comment: electrical impulses in sick brain can be controlled. I still view this with dualism. A sick receiver will offer a damaged message.