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Modulation of the brain to affect psychiatric disorders

  • US 20030181954A1
  • Filed: 12/24/2002
  • Published: 09/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a disorder associated with a specific area in a brain comprising:

  • implanting a device in contact with an intralaminar nuclei of the brain;

    sensing activity in the specific area of the brain wherein the sensing activity occurs at a location distal from the device location; and

    operating the device to modulate the intralaminar nuclei in response to said activity to thereby affect the disorder associated with the specific area of the brain.

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