Electrodes in the brain to treat Parkinson’s

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Channel: SWI swissinfo.ch - English · 2014 · News & Politics

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Bern University Hospital is carrying out ground-breaking research that should lead to better treatments for a number of brain disorders.
Neurosurgeon Claudio Pollo and his team are refining the procedure known as  deep brain stimulation or DBS, the use of electrodes in the brain to adjust neural activity and treat neurological disorders.(RTS le journal, swissinfo.ch) 
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