Why Zapping the Brain Helps Parkinson’s Patients
 

Why Zapping the Brain Helps Parkinson’s Patients

Deep brain stimulation could lead to a more effective, self-tuning device for Parkinson’s.

...The catch is that no one knows exactly why zapping the brain with electricity is so beneficial. A study published today in Nature Neuroscience offers a potential explanation for the benefits seen in Parkinson’s disease: it keeps neurons from getting too “in sync.”...

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/5...sons-patients/

Neurocircuitry of Parkinson's Disease. PDF LINK

There was a "circuit diagram" on a UK Web site, but can not recall where. It was fascinating as I love PID controllers, but take about a huge (9th order?) control circuit in the brain. Just amazing.