SJSCIENCE
ISSUE 66, SPRING 2024

Issue No 66.
Spring 2024

EFFECTIVENESS OF NEUROTECHNOLOGY TREATMENT ON PARKINSON’S DISEASE IN FEMALES AND MALES - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Investigators: Samir, Sammy, Taonga, Matthew, Fidelis, Roya
Mentor: Dr Alexey Pryakhin

Deep brain stimulation…it sounds like a high-tech, futuristic upgrade for our brain. What is it?
Deep brain stimulation is a complex procedure of implanting stimulatory electrodes in parts of the brain to regulate abnormal brain activities. It has potential risks and side effects.Typically, we considerDBS after other treatments have failed. We use it primarily to treat neurological conditions (movement disorders, seizures, chronic pain), and somepsychiatric conditions (obsessive-compulsive disorder, treatment-resistant depression)...
For now...
But... we are talking about neurotechnology. Neurotechnology, which many agree, probably leads to a singularity - the merger of human and artificial intelligence. Is DBS another innocent step towards singularity? Will singularity alterhuman evolution for good or for bad? Will our brain become - at last - a finely tuned engine, getting a performance boost and a smoother ride - or will we give birth to the new Terminator?
Those are questions for the not-so-far future. For now, let’s see if DBS can help treatParkinson's disease.