September 16, 2026

@michaelokun

What resonated with me from today’s DBS Think Tank session on neuromodulation of mood and cognition was how quickly we are moving from simply observing these remarkably complex human circuits to recording, understanding and potentially modulating them in the real world. Casey Halpern challenged us to think differently about appetition and the circuits driving behavior, Nanthia Suthana showed the promise of responsive amygdala neuromodulation for PTSD, and Cory Inman took us into the fascinating world of capturing and potentially enhancing episodic memories as they are actually formed. What an outstanding session from Casey, Nanthia and Cory, and an important reminder that as we push neuromodulation into mood, memory and cognition, the promise is enormous, but so too is our responsibility to understand exactly what we are changing and why.