| 摘要 |
A method for brain modulation includes modulating a predetermined site in the brain in order to treat tinnitus and other phantom perceptions, including hallucinations and the perceived compulsion to take an action. Modulation may be performed electrically, chemically, in combination, or by other techniques. The method may involve surgically implanting a medical lead at a predetermined site, and coupling the lead to an electrical signal generator or source of drugs or other chemicals. Alternatively, a predetermined site may be modulated by means of noninvasive electrical modulation such as electromagnetic induction, or other means such as by creating lesions with methods such as heating, freezing, or radiation treatment, or by virus-mediated cell destruction or functional inactivation.
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