Optimizing Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - A Free Webinar from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
May 07 2024 - 11:13AM
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting
a free webinar,
“Optimizing Deep Brain Stimulation for
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder” on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at
2:00 pm ET. The presenter is Allison C. Waters, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Center for Advanced
Circuit Therapeutics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai. Dr. Waters is also the recipient of a 2019 BBRF Young
Investigator Grant. Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., President & CEO
of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, and host of the
public television series Healthy Minds is the webinar host.
Register today at BBRFoundation.org
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a long-lasting disorder
in which a person experiences uncontrollable and recurring thoughts
(obsessions), engages in repetitive behaviors (compulsions), or
both. People with OCD have time-consuming symptoms that can cause
significant distress and interfere with daily life. However,
treatment is available to help people manage their symptoms and
improve their quality of life.
Circuit-based models of brain function have helped to identify
neuropathologies that likely underlie certain psychiatric symptoms.
Such insights have suggested highly specific targets for deep-brain
stimulation, a therapy in which surgically implanted electrodes
modify the activity of neural circuits thought to be involved in
pathology. Treatment success, however, depends in part on
personalized adjustment of deep-brain stimulation after the
electrodes have been implanted. There is a pressing need to
identify biomarkers to confirm target engagement and to guide the
amount of stimulation delivered over time in specific patients.
This presentation offers an overview of the advancements made and
challenges faced in reaching this objective, in treatments designed
to reduce symptoms of OCD.
About Brain & Behavior Research FoundationThe Brain
& Behavior Research Foundation awards research grants to
develop improved treatments, cures, and methods of prevention for
mental illness. These illnesses include addiction, ADHD, anxiety,
autism, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder,
depression, eating disorders, OCD, PTSD, and schizophrenia, as well
as research on suicide prevention. Since 1987, the Foundation has
awarded more than $450 million to fund more than 5,400 leading
scientists around the world. 100% of every dollar donated for
research is invested in research. BBRF operating expenses are
covered by separate foundation grants. BBRF is the producer of the
Emmy® nominated public television series Healthy Minds with Dr.
Jeffrey Borenstein, which aims to remove the stigma of mental
illness and demonstrate that with help, there is hope.
- Webinar Presenter
- Webinar Host
Myrna Manners
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
(718) 986-7255
mmanners@mannersdotson.com