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Posted: 2025-04-12 18:26:16 UTC
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A Nature Medicine study by Schiff et al. (2023) demonstrates that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the central lateral thalamus can significantly improve cognitive function in individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), even years after the initial trauma. The study involved implanting thalamic DBS in the central lateral (CL) nucleus of five participants, showing improved processing speed, with the highest increase being 52% from baseline.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the central lateral thalamus improves cognitive function after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Participants with moderate to severe TBI showed improved processing speed after thalamic DBS.
The central lateral (CL) nucleus and its associated fiber tract, the dorsal tegmental tract, were targeted in the DBS procedure.
CL activity is suppressed after trauma, leading to reduced frontostriatal network activation, which contributes to cognitive slowing and poor executive abilities.
Suppressed CL activity after trauma.
Reduced frontostriatal network activation.
Persistent cognitive slowing.
Poor executive abilities.