Episode 1088 • • 1:51:07 - 1:55:06
1088: Three Chambers
Canadian Depression Treatments, MRI Guided Ultrasound
Doctors at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto are testing a "non-invasive" treatment for treatment-resistant depression using MRI-guided focused ultrasound. The procedure involves heating and creating a lesion in a specific brain circuit to stop it from "firing." The hosts characterize this as a modern, high-tech version of a lobotomy and express skepticism about its long-term effects.