Treating mental illness with electricity marries old ideas with modern tech and understanding of the brain – podcast
- Written by Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
In deep brain stimulation, electrodes – the pale white lines – are implanted into a patient's brain and connected to a battery in a person's chest.
Jmarchn/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAMental illnesses such as obsessive compulsive disorder, depression and addiction are notoriously hard to treat and often don’t respond to drugs. But...





