A young scientists’ perspective on DBS: A plea for an international DBS organization

Rowan P. Sommers, Roy Dings, Koen I. Neijenhuijs, Hannah Andringa, Sebastian Arts, Daphne van de Bult, Laura Klockenbusch, Emiel Wanningen, Leon C. de Bruin, Pim F.G. Haselager*

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Abstract

Our think tank tasked by the Dutch Health Council, consisting of Radboud University Nijmegen Honours Academy students with various backgrounds, investigated the implications of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for psychiatric patients. During this investigation, a number of methodological, ethical and societal difficulties were identified. We consider these difficulties to be a reflection of a still fragmented field of research that can be overcome with improved organization and communication. To this effect, we suggest that it would be useful to found a centralized DBS organization. Such an organization makes it possible to 1) set up and maintain a repository, 2) facilitate DBS studies with a larger sample size, 3) improve communication amongst researchers, clinicians and ethical committees, and 4) improve communication between DBS experts and the public at large.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)187-190
Number of pages4
JournalNeuroethics
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Aug 2015

Keywords

  • Communication
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Repository
  • Small-N studies

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