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Biology & Treatments for Compulsive Eating & Behaviors | Dr. Casey Halpern

Andrew Huberman

Dr. Casey Halpern, a neurosurgeon and chief of stereotactic functional neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Huberman Lab to discuss his laboratory's pioneering work in treating compulsive eating behaviors using engineered devices that directly stimulate brain neurons. Unlike traditi …

Essentials: Compulsive Behaviors & Deep Brain Stimulation | Dr. Casey Halpern

Andrew Huberman

Dr. Casey Halpern, a neurosurgeon and chief of stereotactic functional neurosurgery at Penn Medicine, describes his field as akin to being an astronaut in neuroscience due to its specialized focus on deep brain stimulation (DBS) and focused ultrasound. Unlike general neurology or psychiatry which of …