Novel usages of brain stimulation combined with artificially intelligent (AI) systems promise
to address a large range of diseases. These new conjoined technologies, such as brain …

Background Caregivers of patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) often provide important
support in the pre-and postoperative phase of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). DBS …

Subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) for Parkinson's disease treats motor
symptoms and improves quality of life, but can be complicated by adverse neuropsychiatric …

Background There has been substantial controversy in the neuroethics literature regarding
the extent to which deep brain stimulation (DBS) impacts dimensions of personality, mood …

The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a subcortical, glutamatergic, excitatory, relay nucleus that
increases the inhibitory drive of the basal ganglia and suppresses action. It is of central …

Objective Deep brain stimulation (DBS) and whether it alters patient personality is a much-
debated topic within academic literature, yet rarely explored with those directly involved …

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease successfully alleviates motor
symptoms, but unanticipated changes in personality, self, and relationships can occur. Little …

The literature on deep brain stimulation (DBS) and adaptive DBS (aDBS) raises concerns
that these technologies may affect personality, mood, and behavior. We conducted semi …

The idea of creating a direct link between the brain and a computer, once exotic and for
many people inconceivable, is steadily becoming mainstream. Building on decade-long …

Gilbert et al. argue that the neuroethics literature discussing the putative effects of Deep
Brain Stimulation on personality largely ignores the scientific evidence and presents …