Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an FDA-approved treatment for symptoms of motor
disorders—with experimental use for psychiatric disorders. DBS, however, causes a variety …

Timothy Brown (2019) invites us to think about the ways in which people who are being
treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) might come to interact with their devices. He …

This article explores the notion of the dislocated self following deep brain stimulation (DBS)
and concludes that when personal identity is understood in dynamic, narrative, and …

The article “Staying in the Loop: Relational Agency and Identity in Next-Generation DBS for
Psychiatry” by Goering and colleagues (2017) brings forward a discussion about the ethical …

Novel neurotechnologies, like deep brain stimulation and brain‐computer interface, offer
great hope for treating, curing, and preventing disease, but raise important questions about …

A considerable amount of theoretical neuroethics literature on deep brain stimulation (DBS)
has focused on how DBS might impact agency and personal identity. The use of devices that …

This paper explores the impacts of neurological intervention on selfhood with reference to
recipients' claims about changes to their self-understanding following Deep Brain …

Goering and colleagues (2017) provide a useful analysis of closed-loop deep brain
stimulation (DBS) and its impact on agency for patients with psychiatric conditions. The …

Brain implants, such as Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), which are designed to improve
motor, mood and behavioural pathology, present unique challenges to our understanding of …

Case reports about patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for various motor and
psychiatric disorders—including Parkinson's disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and …