Her Depression Was Untreatable — Until Two Electrodes Were Implanted in Her Brain | by Mark Humphries

Her Depression Was Untreatable — Until Two Electrodes Were Implanted in Her Brain
How researchers are changing the brain’s messaging system to tackle mental health disorders
Mark Humphries
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Nov 22, 2021
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Credit: PixabayThere’s a disturbingly long list of ways in which the brain can go wrong. I might name for you a sample of mental health conditions: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical…
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Written by Mark Humphries
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Theorist & neuroscientist. Writing at the intersection of neurons, data science, and AI. Author of “The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds”
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