{"id":119284,"date":"2021-04-08T10:50:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284//?p=119284"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:51:40","slug":"ucf-researcher-studies-alternative-treatment-for-depression-pain-and-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284//ucf-researcher-studies-alternative-treatment-for-depression-pain-and-addiction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Researcher Studies Alternative Treatment for Depression, Pain and Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many people suffering from depression, chronic pain and addiction, common treatment options such as psychotherapy and medication don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284/u2019t work, according to scientific and public health reports./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284/n

That/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284/u2019s why researchers are exploring alternative methods, such as neural stimulation, in which tiny electrical pulses are sent to a specific brain region to alleviate symptoms of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284/n

In a new study appearing in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers showed they can predict the effect of these stimulations across multiple brain regions, thus paving the way for personalized treatments./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284/n

Electrical neural stimulation, also known as deep brain stimulation, is an established treatment method that uses electrodes implanted in the brain to send therapeutic, electrical impulses that affect brain activity. It is a commonly performed surgical treatment for Parkinson/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284/u2019s disease and has been researched as a treatment for depression, chronic pain and addiction./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119284/n