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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2020
West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Ali Rezai, Morgantown, WV (US);
Victor Finomore, Morgantown, WV (US);
James Mahoney, Morgantown, WV (US);
Marc Haut, Morgantown, WV (US);
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON BEHALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Morgantown, WV (US);
Abstract
Methods of improving addiction in a patient in need thereof are provided. Methods include using focused ultrasound, deep brain stimulation and/or transcranial magnetic stimulation and multi-dimensional monitoring of the patient to determine whether the focused ultrasound, deep brain stimulation, and/or transcranial magnetic stimulation improves the patient's addiction. Based on this determination, the focused ultrasound, deep brain stimulation, and/or transcranial magnetic stimulation can be adjusted to improve the patient's addiction.