SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TREATING A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER IN A PATIENT

摘要

In embodiments of the present disclosure, methods of treating a neurological disorder comprise providing reconditioning electrical stimulation. The methods may comprise applying electrical stimulation that provides positive reinforcement by activation within the reward network of the brain of the patient when an appropriate external stimulus is provided to the patient. The external stimulus is selected in accordance with the specific neurological disorder being treated in the patient. The methods may comprise applying electrical stimulation that provides negative reinforcement by stimulation of aversion-related locations of the brain of the patient when a different external stimulus is provided to the patient.

主权项

1. A method of treating a neurological disorder in a patient, comprising:
providing one or more external stimuli to the patient relevant to the patient's neurological disorder; and concurrently with providing the one or more external stimuli, electrically stimulating one or more locations in a brain of the patient to elicit a reward-response to the one or more external stimuli, to elicit a disreward response, or to elicit an aversion-response to the one or more external stimuli.