Brainwaves: Emerging Uses of Neuromodulation for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

The field of neuromodulation, which incorporates deep and transcranial brain stimulation along with gamma knife and focused ultrasound, continues to expand in many directions. Approved indications like Parkinson’s disease and OCD are considered standard of care for properly selected patients but even here there are new developments, such as brain sensing, which are not fully understood by many neurologists and psychiatrists.