METHODS OF IMPROVING NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS
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1. A method of improving neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder, the method comprising:
- placing a delivery device on a target site in the ventral capsule/ventral striatum region; and
activating the delivery device to apply an activation signal to the target site to improve the neuropsychological function in the patient.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods of improving neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder by chemical or electrically modulating a target site(s) in the ventral striatum/ventral capsule region. Methods also include modulating the treatment based on a closed-loop feedback system that measures bodily activities associated with the neuropsychological function (i.e. that help to determine whether a neuropsychological function is or can be improved.
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1. A method of improving neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder, the method comprising:
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placing a delivery device on a target site in the ventral capsule/ventral striatum region; and activating the delivery device to apply an activation signal to the target site to improve the neuropsychological function in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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18. A method of improving a neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder, the method comprising:
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providing a delivery device; and activating the delivery device to apply an activation signal to a target site of a ventral capsule/ventral striatum region in response to a sensor signal which detects a bodily activity associated with the neuropsychological function to improve the neuropsychological function in the patient.
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