Washington: A brain implant guided by AI technology can provide round-the-clock care for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease, a new study has found.
US researchers said the implant uses AI to monitor the patient’s brain activity. These activities can cause movement problems during the day and insomnia at night.
When the device detects disturbing activity, it intervenes with a precisely calibrated amount of electricity called deep brain stimulation (DBS).
The summary of all the research, the researchers said, is that the implant consistently reduces symptoms in everyday life in Parkinson’s patients.
Research on the implant, published in the journal Nature Medicine, says an early-stage clinical trial in four people found the implant reduced the most troublesome symptoms of Parkinson’s by 50 percent.
