Limbic Neuromodulation Implications for Addiction, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Memory

作者：Bari Ausaf^*; Niu Tianyi; Langevin Jean Philippe; Fried Itzhak

来源：Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 2014, 25(1): 137-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.nec.2013.08.004

• Deep brain stimulation
• Addiction
• Dementia
• Memory
• Posttraumatic stress disorder
• Alzheimer
• Limbic system

Deep brain stimulation, a technique whereby electrodes are implanted into specific brain regions to modulate their activity, has been mainly used to treat movement disorders. More recently this technique has been proposed for the treatment of drug addiction, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and dementia. The nucleus accumbens, amygdala, and hippocampus, central nuclei within the limbic system, have been studied as potential targets for neuromodulation for the treatment of drug addiction, PTSD, and dementia, respectively. As the scope of neuromodulation grows to include disorders of mood and thought, new ethical and philosophic challenges that require multidisciplinary discussion and cooperation are emerging.

• 出版日期2014-1