CTV News reports that Canadian researchers have discovered that a surgical technique known as Deep Brain Stimulation can relieve symptoms for sufferers of a severe form of Major Depressive Disorder. Treatment effects last at least a year. Surgeons targeted the subcallosal cingulated gyrus, part of the brain believed to be overactive for patients with depression, and used an electrical current to regulate activity in the area.
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