Localizing electrophysiologic cue-reactivity within the nucleus accumbens guides deep brain stimulation for opioid use disorder
Liming Qiu, Young‐Hoon Nho, Robert L Seilheimer, Min Jae Kim, Altona Tufanoglu, Nolan Williams, Anna Wexler, David W. Oslin, Bruno Millet, Katherine Wilson Scangos, Bijan Pesaran, Anne Eden Evins, Robert Mark Richardson, Anna Rose Childress, Casey H. Halpern
The paper uses electrophysiological data from the nucleus accumbens to guide deep brain stimulation for opioid use disorder, showing suppression of drug-related cravings with targeted stimulation.
Nature Communications · Jan 29, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience