http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 1:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/I like the old solution better - let them kill themselves,
>and clean a part of the gene pool in the process

Then I guess all the smart people in your gene pool killed themselves cause you're a real idiot.]]>Apr 30th 2008 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/



]]>Apr 29th 2008 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
Nonetheless, this storie is semi-old. "Brain pace makers" (try pubmed for deep brain stimulation) have ameloriated alcoholism, heroin addiction, parkinson, obessive compulsive disorder, depression, pain syndrome, tourettes syndrome, anxiety disorders. But: results are not always from USA (might make the difference for you US-people)]]>Apr 29th 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
This reminds be of either a robotic form of the brain slug, that button Mom pushed to turn all the robots into retaliation-mode, OR the button Zapp Brannigan pushed to turn the robots into patriotic mode.

And with this post I do believe I've won the Most Futurama References In One Post Award.]]>Apr 29th 2008 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 4:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/]]>Apr 29th 2008 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.emofree.com. There's a cat scan picture somewhere of someone's brain, both before and after the tapping sequence. Before, the brain is all red (meaning crazy electrical activity) and after it's blue - meaning it's calm. I can't find the picture offhand but it's on the back on some book about "Energy Psychology."

Just goes to show, for every ridiculously expensive and dangerous technique, there's a DIY technique that's just as good.]]>Apr 29th 2008 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.innersource.net/energy_psych/epi_neuro_foundations.htm They're actually EEGs.]]>Apr 29th 2008 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky]]>Apr 29th 2008 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/

BTW, FYI, alcohol is a depressant.]]>Apr 29th 2008 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
Exercise and a good diet alleviate most of my symptoms, but there is still a core of depression that never leaves. Perhaps this may be of help - I shall follow this development with interest.....]]>Apr 29th 2008 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
sense having dated someone with depression, its quite hard to deal with no matter what happened to her she couldnt get over it. so to hear about something like this thats not a pill gives me at lest a little hope. although i dont like the whole brain surgery thing its better then nothing.

so to all of you people who are just complaining about emo kids i want to tell you to FUCK OFF. you try caring for someone when all they can do is cry for no reason. when they cant function as a normal person because there is an imbalance in the brain. so next time you hear about it dont dismiss it for something that they are making up or can control on their own, understand that its someone that needs to be stopped now.]]>Apr 29th 2008 4:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
Once more won't hurt.]]>Apr 29th 2008 5:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
well at lest you have a sense of humor but this is something i dont find funny in the slightest. so i say to you go fuck yourself. you obviously dont understand what its like for someone or are too ignorant to understand. ]]>Apr 29th 2008 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
Go take a look at supermeerkat's toplevel comment right before yours. He (or she) just said he has severe depression.]]>Apr 29th 2008 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
yea sadly i saw that right after i posted that. my bad]]>Apr 30th 2008 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
the lack of deets in this clip, coupled with my lack of interest to pursue, leads me to the assumption above; ie, electroshock cures depression, so do lobotomies.

loi]]>Apr 29th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/]]>Apr 29th 2008 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KcGLC_rOaKM&feature=related

This is a video (not in english) of a guy with Parkinsons I assume, walking around with the DBS on, and then at the end of the video, turning it off to show the extent of the tremors.]]>Apr 30th 2008 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
Even though you don't want to do any research on your own, I'll help you.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml]]>Apr 29th 2008 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
I can't figure out which one is funnier.]]>Apr 29th 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
I can't figure out which one is funnier.]]>Apr 29th 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/Apr 29th 2008 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/
Happy, happy, joy, joy,
Happy, happy, joy, joy,
Happy, happy, joy, joy, joy!

"I'm... so... HAPPY! Cleaning out... kitty litter..."]]>Apr 30th 2008 12:17AM