Abstract

This paper provides an overview of current progress in the technological advances and the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, as presented by participants of the Fourth Annual DBS Think Tank, which was convened in March 2016 in conjunction with the Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration at the University of Florida, Gainesveille FL, USA. The Think Tank discussions first focused on policy and advocacy in DBS research and clinical practice, formation of registries, and issues involving the use of DBS in the treatment of Tourette Syndrome. Next, advances in the use of neuroimaging and electrochemical markers to enhance DBS specificity were addressed. Updates on ongoing use and developments of DBS for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, Alzheimer's disease, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obesity, addiction were presented, and progress toward innovation(s) in closed-loop applications were discussed. Each section of these proceedings provides updates and highlights of new information as presented at this year's international Think Tank, with a view toward current and near future advancement of the field.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-22-2016

Notes/Citation Information

Published in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, v. 10, article 38, p. 1-21.

Copyright © 2016 Deeb, Giordano, Rossi, Mogilner, Gunduz, Judy, Klassen, Butson, Van Horne, Deny, Dougherty, Rowell, Gerhardt, Smith, Ponce, Walker, Bronte-Stewart, Mayberg, Chizeck, Langevin, Volkmann, Ostrem, Shute, Jimenez-Shahed, Foote, Wagle Shukla, Rossi, Oh, Pourfar, Rosenberg, Silburn, de Hemptine, Starr, Denison, Akbar, Grill and Okun.

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Due to the large number of authors, only the first 30 and the authors affiliated with the University of Kentucky are listed in the author section above. For the complete list of authors, please download this article.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2016.00038

Funding Information

National Institutes of Health, National Parkinson Foundation, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and the Tourette Association of America provided funding for the previous studies presented in this paper.

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