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What It’s Like Letting an Algorithm Run Your Brain

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More depth is given about adaptive DBS, about how we got to that point and what it felt like after we turned it on in Ben. We also go over more of the history of DBS and such adaptive devices, as well as a discussion on side effects and how he feels today. We end the chapter by giving a glimpse into the future of this technology.

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    Ever experienced the ‘tip of the tongue’ phenomenon? This is when you know the word but it seems like your brain can’t access your dictionary. This brain function is impaired by STN DBS but it’s rarely clinically meaningful unless speech is used a lot (e.g. if the patient is a politician, real estate agent, rapper!)

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  1. Chair of the Patient Advisory Board at Rune Labs, Benjamin Stecher Advocacy Group, Thornhill, ON, Canada

    Benjamin Stecher

  2. Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson’s Disease, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Alfonso Fasano

  3. Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Alfonso Fasano

  4. Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Alfonso Fasano

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Stecher, B., Fasano, A. (2024). What It’s Like Letting an Algorithm Run Your Brain. In: Reprogramming the Brain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50399-3_16

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