Deep Brain Stimulation Boosts Myelination and Shifts Brain Networks Linked to Depression

Experimental Brain 'Pacemakers' May Rewire Circuits Linked to Depression

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Deep brain stimulation boosts myelination and shifts brain networks linked to depression

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered the first direct evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can remodel white matter pathways in the brain and alter communication across large-scale neural networks, revealing a previously unrecognized mechanism that may explain how the therapy helps patients recover from severe depression. The study, published June 1 in Nature Neuroscience, provides critical insight into the biological basis of DBS, an emerging therapy for treatment-resistant depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

Deep brain stimulation rewires brain circuits linked to depression

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered the first direct evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can remodel white matter pathways in the brain and alter communication across large-scale neural networks, revealing a previously unrecognized mechanism that may explain how the therapy helps patients recover from severe depression.

Researchers uncovered the first evidence that deep brain stimulation can remodel white matter pathways in the brain and alter communication across large-scale neural networks, this may explain how the therapy helps patients recover from severe depression

DBS Remodels White Matter Paths to Reverse Depression

A new study provides the first direct evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS) remodels white matter pathways and alters communication across large-scale neural networks.

Deep Brain Stimulation Remodels Brain Wiring and Alters Functional Changes to Brain-Wide Networks, Landmark Depression Study Reveals

Findings provide first direct evidence that DBS rewires white matter pathways, opening new directions for psychiatric treatment