US clears trial for wireless brain implant to treat depression

The Motif DOT implant. Pic Courtesy/Rice University

Motif Neurotech has secured clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to begin its first clinical trial for its brain implant targeting treatment-resistant depression. The Digitally programmable Over-brain Therapeutic (DOT), delivers electrical stimulation to brain circuits linked to depression without penetrating brain tissue as it is placed in the skull.

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