The ALIC is the part of the Internal Capsule that lies anterior to the genu, located between the head of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus. Its fibers connect the prefrontal cortex and ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- People with obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD, have compulsive thoughts and are driven by excessive habits that may seem impossible to break. In the past when therapy and ...

New research has shown how a technique that measures patterns of brain activity can be used to diagnose and monitor obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in people who undergo deep brain stimulation ...

A recent study from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital has identified a specific neural activity pattern as a novel biomarker to accurately predict and monitor the clinical ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a Medtronic deep brain stimulation treatment to treat obsessive compulsive disorder – the first deep brain stimulation treatment ...

Researchers have discovered patterns in the brain that reflect the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), potentially leading to improvements in the ...

Neuromodulation approaches for treatment resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This figure outlines a proposed sequential algorithm for neuromodulatory interventions in treatment-resistant ...

A recent study from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has identified a specific neural activity pattern as a novel biomarker to accurately predict and monitor the clinical ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has a lifetime prevalence of 2-3% and is a major cause of global disability. OCD is characterized by obsessions (i.e. unwanted intrusive thoughts) and compulsions ...

Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most disabling of all psychiatric illnesses. Despite available pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments about 10% of patients remain ...