"Deep Brain Stimulation" - electrodes are implanted into the brain of a woman suffering from severe long-term depression. The idea of this man-machine merger could be thought of as disturbing but if it makes a persons life better then perhaps its OK. In the future these "brain pacemakers" will be used for other neurological and psychiatric conditions besides depression, e.g. epilepsy, Tourette's Syndrome, and possibly even autism and Alzeihmer's.

The settings on the woman's brain implant are fine-tuned. This is described as a "real roller coaster ride" because "they switch it one way and almost instantaneously you could be crying". But get it right and she's happy. It just goes to show how the human brain really is reliant on chemical balance and electrical stimulation.

Source: youtube.com & Mayoclinic

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