[anagirl]

Interesting article I came across - thought I'd share...

http://nautil.us/issue/24/error/how-...earn-a-disease

[soccertese]

Originally Posted by anagirl

Interesting article I came across - thought I'd share...

http://nautil.us/issue/24/error/how-...earn-a-disease

was at a party yesterday, met a Ph.D. candidate working on making DBS change it's signals based on the brain oscillations. and allow a patient to mentally adjust the DBS settings so they have an alternative to the remote control device. didn't talk long so didn't find out if clinical trials were underway, he didn't try to recruit me

wonder if medtronics will eventually try to sell retrofits?

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Originally Posted by soccertese

was at a party yesterday, met a Ph.D. candidate working on making DBS change it's signals based on the brain oscillations. and allow a patient to mentally adjust the DBS settings so they have an alternative to the remote control device. didn't talk long so didn't find out if clinical trials were underway, he didn't try to recruit me

wonder if medtronics will eventually try to sell retrofits?

Hi Soccertese,
I can adjust the range on my programmer/remote control which I guess is a similar type of thing.
If I think I might benefit from being turned up a little I can turn my programmer up or if I think on too much esp after a visit to neuro when he turns me up and I feel a bit too on (you get to know which is which after a while)
DBS pts can be given this option.
It's not complete trust given to us as neuro often says 'i give you a range to adjust so that in other words i give you enough rope not to hang yourself with.'

[soccertese]

Originally Posted by made it up

Hi Soccertese,
I can adjust the range on my programmer/remote control which I guess is a similar type of thing.
If I think I might benefit from being turned up a little I can turn my programmer up or if I think on too much esp after a visit to neuro when he turns me up and I feel a bit too on (you get to know which is which after a while)
DBS pts can be given this option.
It's not complete trust given to us as neuro often says 'i give you a range to adjust so that in other words i give you enough rope not to hang yourself with.'

one of the goals of this research is to just use your thoughts to change the DBS settings, i thought it is science fiction but it isn't according to him.

http://www.washington.edu/news/2015/...rain-activity/

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Originally Posted by soccertese

one of the goals of this research is to just use your thoughts to change the DBS settings, i thought it is science fiction but it isn't according to him.

http://www.washington.edu/news/2015/...rain-activity/

I'm not sure if the editor or doctoral candidate made errors or a combination of them but claims like having the battery/ies changed every 3-5 yrs can cause coma, bleeding and seizures applies to the brain being operated on.
When batteries aka neurostimulators are changed its not done on the brain.
The electrodes which stimulate the brain in the area requiring stimulation have leads which run down to different body parts in my case subclavical area and is mostly done as day surgery.
Also any DBS recipient can turn themselves on and off with their programming device if need be as in the case of say an electrocardiogram being done I switch myself off as it can cause electrical interference etc.