A New Therapy for Depression
A brain stimulator has been discovered to heal depression. The brain stimulator called Cybernetics Vagus Nerve Stimulator or VNS is a powerful treatment for many nervous disorders and depression.
This nerve stimulator consists of a generator of the size of a pocket watch that is implanted into the. chest. The wires across the neck deliver tiny shocks to the vagus nerve and the region of the brain that changes the mood. The therapy has been scrutinized by the experts and it is yet to be found how far is it effective in the treatment of depression.
The food and drug administration has given clearance to this new therapy. This brain stimulator might be new for the patients of depression, but it has been sold since 1997 to control intractable epilepsy. Some people still doubt the efficacy of this therapy as a few experiments reveal that patients of depression who undergo this therapy develop complications like breathing and swallowing problems.
