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Personalized brain stimulation could treat untreatable depression

05 Oct 2021 Tami Freeman
Katherine Scangos and Sarah
Biomarker-driven therapy: Sarah is the first patient to receive personalized, closed-loop deep-brain stimulation, being developed by Katherine Scangos (standing) and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco. (Courtesy: Maurice Ramirez; UCSF 2021)
Depression is a common disorder, affecting an estimated 5% of adults worldwide, and a leading cause

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