Dr. Andres Lozano on investigating DBS to treat Alzheimer’s disease

06/12/2021 38 min Temporada 3 Episodio 9
Dr. Andres Lozano on investigating DBS to treat Alzheimer’s disease

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Imagine that we could rescue forgotten memories. With Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) that may be possible. Originally hypothesized as a treatment for obesity, Dr. Lozano discusses how we use electrodes to upregulate or down regulate the electrical activity in the brain to elicit memories. In a way the hope is that we can use electricity to restore normal brain activity.

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