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Published on: January 21, 2017
Psychophysical pain encoding in the cingulate cortex predicts responsiveness of electrical stimulation
Rose M Caston1,2, Elliot H Smith2,3, Tyler S Davis2
1University of Utah Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Personalized deep brain stimulation (DBS) for chronic pain requires identifying patient-specific neural activity. Targeting anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) regions with high pain-related activity improved pain modulation, suggesting biomarkers for DBS effectiveness.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Pain Research
- Neuromodulation
Background:
- The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is crucial for processing pain.
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for chronic pain yields inconsistent results, possibly due to network adaptation and varied pain causes.
- Patient-specific pain network features may be key for DBS candidacy.
Conclusions:
- Personalized evaluation of neural activity biomarkers can guide DBS targeting.
- Identifying patient-specific pain network features may predict DBS effectiveness for chronic pain.
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