“My OCD kind of convinced me food and drinks ... The devices have two electrodes that target a pea-size structure deep inside the brain called the subthalamic nucleus. This node, which looks ...

In a world of constant stimulation, the thalamus filters which thoughts we become aware of and which we don’t.

involves stimulating certain parts of your brain with implanted electrodes. It’s a promising treatment for treatment-resistant OCD. The main treatments for OCD are talk therapies, such as ...

The largest-ever functional imaging study of the brains of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and healthy comparison volunteers, shows significant differences in activity in regions ...

Genetics could play a role, since studies have shown that people with immediate relatives who have OCD are more likely to develop it. Brain structure could also be to blame. PET imaging has ...

The Colts right tackle revealed that his obsessive compulsive disorder, combined with religious ... a month away from putting a bullet through my brain.” Smith, who has played all seven ...

This method enables more efficient and lower-risk targeting of deep brain structures to treat multiple neural conditions, including depression, PTSD, OCD, and substance abuse disorder. DeepFocus ...