I wrote this story at the University of Washington while working at the Center for Neurotechnology (formerly known as the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering).
Researchers from the University of Washington Department of Electrical Engineering, UW Department of Neurological Surgery and UW Department of Philosophy teamed up with medical device manufacturer Medtronic to use the Activa® PC+S Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system with people who have essential tremor.
The Center is funded by the National Science Foundation and is one of numerous Engineering Research Centers across the country. Medtronic was and remains an industry member for the Center for Neurotechnology.
Mary Guiden 