Posted by mtdewcmu on January 11, 2010, at 23:42:31
In reply to Re: first operation on habenula to treat depression, posted by Meltingpot on January 11, 2010, at 14:17:38
> They are also doing trials on DBS targetting the anterior cingulate and the Nucleus Accumbens. So if you were to go for this sort of invasive surgery which trial would you want to get on? I mean it's pot luck really isn't it?
>I would go for having my nucleus accumbens stimulated. That is the reputed "pleasure center" of the brain.
> Also, with these patients who are having the surgery in the different trials it says they have all been depressed for years. If this is the case then this brings me back to the same question I asked above. I thought the only type of depression that was chronic was dysthymia. I know a person can have more than one major depressive episode during their life time but don't they remit at some point anyway?
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> DeniseI was under the impression that there was a such thing as chronic major depression. Major depression is supposed to be recurrent and get worse over time without treatment, so maybe after a while the episodes just blend into one another. I am convinced that without treatment, I would be majorly depressed most of the time.
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