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A chip that stimulates the deep brain may help with opioid addiction

Could a similar chip help people be the person they really want to be?

08-Nov-2019

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Deep Brain Simulation (DBS) chip implanted in the brain can help overcome drug addiction.

It will send signals designed to limit cravings.

Proved useful to Parkinson’s disease sufferers in reducing tremors.

The implant works in a similar way to a pacemaker, producing electronic pulses to stimulate the body.

Already been approved for application in cases of dystonia, epilepsy, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Could prove to be a valuable tool in the fight to keep people alive and well.

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Ali Rezai

Board-certified neurosurgeon of School of Medicine of West Virginia University

West Virginia University (WVU)

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