Abstract
 

How do neuromodulation techniques make it possible to better treat but also to better understand Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
 

OCD is a complex pathology in which we postulated that the obsessive idea is the original anomaly at the cerebral level. The anatomical proximity of the thought filtering defect with the neuroanatomic  structures in charge of habituation explains the OCD phenomenon. We will explain how our work for more than 15 years has led us to propose this hypothesis. Invasive (High frequency Deep Brain Stimulation) and non-invasive neuromodulation therapies (repetitive Transcranial magnetic Stimulation) help suppress or lessen the symptomatic manifestations of OCD.

Today, our main project is centered on the axis of neuromodulation based on the experimentation of patients suffering from OCD resistant to various treatments and who are implanted regularly at the Pitié Salpetrière hospital. Work carried out should result in proposals for technological innovations, among which, innovative therapeutic tools and potentially portable techniques