scholarly journals Social affordances in context: What is it that we are bodily responsive to?

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Rietveld ◽  
Sanneke de Haan ◽  
Damiaan Denys

AbstractWe propose to understand social affordances in the broader context of responsiveness to a field of relevant affordances in general. This perspective clarifies our everyday ability to unreflectively switch between social and other affordances. Moreover, based on our experience with Deep Brain Stimulation for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients, we suggest that psychiatric disorders may affect skilled intentionality, including responsiveness to social affordances.

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. E3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rollin Hu ◽  
Emad Eskandar ◽  
Ziv Williams

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an increasingly popular tool for treating a variety of medically refractory neurological and psychiatric disorders such as Parkinson disease, essential tremor, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Several targets have been identified for ablation or stimulation based on their anatomical location and presumed function. Areas such as the subthalamic nucleus, globus pallidus, and thalamus, for example, are believed to play a key role in motor control and execution, and they are commonly used in the treatment of motor disorders. Limbic structures such as the cingulate cortex and ventral striatum, believed to be important in motivation, emotion, and higher cognition, have also been targeted for treatment of a number of psychiatric disorders. In all of these settings, DBS is largely aimed at addressing the deleterious aspects of these diseases. In Parkinson disease, for example, DBS has been used to reduce rigidity and tremor, whereas in obsessive-compulsive disorder it has been used to limit compulsive behavior. More recently, however, attention has also turned to the potential use of DBS for enhancing or improving otherwise nonpathological aspects of cognitive function. This review explores the potential role of DBS in augmenting memory formation and recall, and the authors discuss recent studies and future trends in this emerging field.


Brain ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (5) ◽  
pp. 1293-1296
Author(s):  
Jens Kuhn ◽  
Juan Carlos Baldermann

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Deep brain stimulation modulates directional limbic connectivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder’, by Fridgeirsson etal. (doi:10.1093/brain/awaa100).


2013 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. e29-e31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole C.R. McLaughlin ◽  
Elizabeth R. Didie ◽  
Andre G. Machado ◽  
Suzanne N. Haber ◽  
Emad N. Eskandar ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Baldermann ◽  
Thomas Schüller ◽  
Sina Kohl ◽  
Valerie Voon ◽  
Ningfei Li ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace Borders ◽  
Frank Hsu ◽  
Alexander J. Sweidan ◽  
Emily S. Matei ◽  
Robert G. Bota

Studies suggest deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a treatment modality for the refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is unclear where to place the DBS. Various sites are proposed for placement with the ventral capsule/ventral striatum (VC/VS) among the most studied. Herein, we aim to summarize both quantitative Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) data and qualitative descriptions of the participants’ symptoms when given. A literature search conducted via PubMed yielded 32 articles. We sought to apply a standard based on the utilization of YBOCS. This yielded 153 distinct patients. The outcome measure we focused on in this review is the latest YBOCS score reported for each patient/cohort in comparison to the location of the DBS. A total of 32 articles were found in the search results. In total, 153 distinct patients’ results were reported in these studies. Across this collection of papers, a total of 9 anatomic structures were targeted. The majority of studies showed a better response at the last time point as compared to the first time point. Most patients had DBS at nucleus accumbens followed by VC/VS and the least patients had DBS at the bilateral superolateral branch of the median forebrain bundle and the bilateral basolateral amygdala. The average YBOCS improvement did not seem to directly correlate with the percentile of patients responding to the intervention. Well-controlled, randomized studies with larger sample sizes with close follow up are needed to provide a more accurate determination for placement of DBS for OCD.


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