Robot surgeons, humanized pig organs, and mood-boosting brain implants are some of the most futuristic medical innovations in recent years.
An example of what a deep brain stimulation device looks like under X-ray imaging.The idea of using electricity to treat mental illness has understandably come with some stigma, given thehistory of “shock therapy” in the earliest days of psychiatry. But in the modern day, various methods of brain stimulation have shown real promise in improving depression and other illnesses that otherwise looked untreatable.
This technology, for now, is still very expensive, invasive, and likely only suitable for people without any other options. But in time, what we learn from patients like Sarah may lead to new discoveries about how the brain works and how to help people with depression.
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