FDA approval of Focus Ultrasound for tremor treatment has caught attention because it can deliver non-invasive ablation to the brain in a hypothesized zone that eliminates the need for invasive surgeries. Although the method works really well for tremor, finding a new target for psychiatric diseases, obesity and eating disorders remains a challenge.
The nucleus accumbens, a brain region involved in reward processing and motivation, is targeted by researchers to try to block overeating behaviors through brain stimulation. This approach is similar to how Parkinson's disease patients are treated using a similar method to help alleviate tremors.
The prefrontal cortex helps in overriding habits and allows for correct judgment even in unusual situations. It allows humans to bear unusual contexts and reason about appropriate behavior.
The speaker discusses their personal experience with a neurological symptom causing them to clear their throat excessively, and using habits and coping mechanisms to manage it.
A therapist explains how a child's tissue regeneration can be accelerated within two weeks by casting them into end ranges, meaning the casting of the body part is in the end of its range of motion, despite the perception of it being barbaric.
Cognitive therapies, deep brain stimulation surgery, and capsulotomy are helpful therapies for OCD patients that help them live every day and function, but they're still some patients that still suffer from OCD.