Stimulating brains, altering minds
Stimulating brains, altering minds
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DOI：
10.1136/jme.2008.027789
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Glannon, W.
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作者：
Glannon, W.
脑深部电刺激已被用于治疗晚期帕金森病和其他神经和精神疾病，这些疾病对其他治疗方法没有反应。虽然脑深部电刺激可以调节大脑的过度活跃或不活跃区域，从而改善运动功能，但它也可能导致患者思想和个性的变化。本文讨论了这种技术的生理效益和潜在的心理伤害之间的权衡。
Deep-brain stimulation has been used to treat advanced Parkinson disease and other neurological and psychiatric disorders that have not responded to other treatments. While deep-brain stimulation can modulate overactive or underactive regions of the brain and thereby improve motor function, it can also cause changes in a patient's thought and personality. This paper discusses the trade-offs between the physiological benefit of this technique and the potential psychological harm.