Article
Differential Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Internal Capsule and the Striatum on Excessive Grooming in Sapap3 Mutant Mice.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Dec 2018
Pinhal Cindy M, van den Boom Bastijn J G, Santana-Kragelund Fabiana, Fellinger Lizz, Bech Pol, Hamelink Ralph, Feng Guoping, Willuhn Ingo, Feenstra Matthijs G P, Denys Damiaan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that do not respond to conventional therapies. Although the precise mechanism of action of DBS remains unknown, modulation of activity in corticofugal fibers originating in the prefrontal cortex is thought to underlie its beneficial effects in OCD. METHODS: To gain more mechanistic insight into...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
