%0 Journal Article %A W Glannon %T Stimulating brains, altering minds %D 2009 %R 10.1136/jme.2008.027789 %J Journal of Medical Ethics %P 289-292 %V 35 %N 5 %X Deep-brain stimulation has been used to treat advanced Parkinson disease and other neurological and psychiatric disorders that have not responded to other treatments. While deep-brain stimulation can modulate overactive or underactive regions of the brain and thereby improve motor function, it can also cause changes in a patient’s thought and personality. This paper discusses the trade-offs between the physiological benefit of this technique and the potential psychological harm. %U https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/35/5/289.full.pdf