Depression Reduced Alpha-Beta Reward Signaling in Movement Disorder Patients
TL;DR: A 2026 study in eNeuro used intracranial electroencephalography (EEG), a recording method for brain electrical activity, during deep brain stimulation surgery and found that Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor patients with elevated depression symptoms had weaker corticostriatal alpha-beta reward signaling. Key Findings 30 DBS patients participated: The sample included 14 Parkinson’s disease patients and …
