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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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Article in Neuroethics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rowan P SommersDepartment of Philosophy, Radboud University Nijmegen, Erasmusplein 1, 6500 HD Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Roy DingsDepartment of Philosophy, Radboud University Nijmegen, Erasmusplein 1, 6500 HD Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Koen I NeijenhuijsBehavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, SP A.09.17, Spinozagebouw, Montessorilaan 3, P.O. Box 9104, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Hannah AndringaDepartment of Philosophy, Radboud University Nijmegen, Erasmusplein 1, 6500 HD Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Sebastian ArtsRadboud University Medical Centre, Radboud University Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Daphne van de BultPolitical Science Department, Radboud University Nijmegen, Thomas van Aquinostraat 5, Postbus 9108, 6500 HK Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Laura KlockenbuschEconomics and Business Economics Department, Radboud University Nijmegen, Thomas van Aquinostraat 5, 6500 HK Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Emiel WanningenPolitical Science Department, Radboud University Nijmegen, Thomas van Aquinostraat 5, Postbus 9108, 6500 HK Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Leon C de BruinDepartment of Philosophy, Radboud University Nijmegen, Erasmusplein 1, 6500 HD Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Pim F G HaselagerDonders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, B.01.13 Spinozagebouw, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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CommunicationDeep Brain StimulationRepositorySmall-N studies

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PMID26203308
PMCPMC4506479
OpenAlexW2033844442

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