Patent ID: 8280514

Claim:
A method of disrupting neuronal discharges in the brain of a patient suspected of or having a neurological disorder, wherein the disrupting of neuronal discharges includes implanting at least one electrical lead having a plurality of electrodes into the cortex, subthalamic nucleus, basal ganglia or globus pallidus, the method comprising: using sampling circuitry to measure neuronal firing and/or local field potentials by recording discharges from the at least one electrical lead; controlling a pulse generator via a programming device to apply electrical pulses to the patient through the at least one electrical lead such that the electrical pulses disrupt the neuronal discharges, wherein the programming device: analyzes the recording of the discharges within the beta frequency band range and generates data related to an area of the brain in which the beta frequency band range was detected and has beta oscillatory activity, wherein during analysis, the programming device is operable to determine a peak frequency within the beta frequency band range having a largest power spectrum peak and the programming device determines a power value within a predetermined frequency range about the peak frequency to represent beta oscillatory activity of the patient; wherein i) if beta oscillatory activity is detected, then the programming device applies electrical pulses to the area of the brain exhibiting beta oscillatory activity to disrupt the neuronal discharges; ii) if beta oscillatory activity is not detected, then the programming device discontinues electrical pulses to the area of the brain.