RT Article
T1 “Currents of Hope”: Neurostimulation Techniques in U.S. and U.K. Print Media
JF Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
VO 16
IS 3
SP 312
OP 316
A1 Racine, Eric
A1 Waldman, Sarah
A1 Palmour, Nicole
A1 Risse, David
A1 Illes, Judy
A2 Waldman, Sarah
A2 Palmour, Nicole
A2 Risse, David
A2 Illes, Judy
LA English
YR 2007
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1827985402
AB The application of neurostimulation techniques such as deep brain stimulation (DBS)—often called a brain pacemaker for neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease (PD)—has generated “currents of hope.” Building on this hope, there is significant interest in applying neurostimulation to psychiatric disorders such as major depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). These emerging neurosurgical practices raise a number of important ethical and social questions in matters of resource allocation, informed consent for vulnerable populations, and commercialization of research.The authors acknowledge the help of Dr. Jarrett Rosenberg, Ofek Bar-Ilan, Stacey Kallem, Allyson Mackey, and Cynthia Forlini. This study was supported by the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (E.R.), SSHRC (E.R.), and NIH/NINDS R01 #NS045831 (J.I.)
DO 10.1017/S0963180107070351