A neuromodulation experience registry for deep brain stimulation studies in psychiatric research: rationale and recommendations for implementation

M Synofzik, JJ Fins, TE Schlaepfer - Brain Stimulation: Basic …, 2012 - brainstimjrnl.com
Conclusion Although establishment of a NER faces many challenges and is an idea that
needs to be refined, it is an idea whose time has come. In the light of the cautionary history
of psychosurgery and the complexity of psychiatric disease, the establishment of a NER is
one of the most instrumental steps the field can take right now.