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Scientists use brain electrodes to treat anorexia
Scientists said Thursday they had, for the first time, helped women with severe anorexia through electrodes implanted into their brains. The technique is in an experimental phase and only some patients had improved, but the treatment showed promise, they wrote in the Lancet medical journal. After nine months, three of…
Electrode therapy aids compulsive disorder: scientists
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The use of brain surgery to treat psychiatric disorders has long been controversial, but new technologies are emerging that can help people with severe illnesses, scientists said on Friday. However, experts urged caution because they still do not understand exactly how these therapies work, and so they…
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