# Effective new target for mood-boosting brain stimulation found

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**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/effective-new-target-for-mood-boosting-brain-stimulation-found/1114 "2018-11-30T03:00:06Z")\
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> **[Effective new target for mood-boosting brain stimulation found](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129142417.htm)**
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> Researchers have found an effective target in the brain for electrical stimulation to improve mood in people suffering from depression. Stimulation of a brain region called the lateral orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) reliably produced acute improvement in...

  
Researchers have found an effective target in the brain for electrical stimulation to improve mood in people suffering from depression. Stimulation of a brain region called the lateral orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) reliably produced acute improvement in mood in patients who suffered from depression at the start of the study.