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Soft brain microelectrodes enter an early feasibility trial in up to 12 patients in Sweden

Lund University. Our movement patterns, among other things, are controlled from deep within our brain in areas known as the thalamus and subthalamus. In Parkinson’s disease, where a lack of dopamine disrupts communication between different parts of the brain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) in this area can help the neural circuits to regain a more normal function. This can help to reduce tremors and enable the patient to regain some of the control that the condition has taken away from it.

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