Patent ID: 8046076

Claim:
A method of treating a patient with a mood disorder characterized by depressed mood, comprising: delivering at least one stimulus from at least one system control unit implanted within the patient to at least one area of the brain exhibiting chronic decreased activity, thereby increasing excitement of the at least one area of the brain and alleviating symptoms of the disorder of the patient being treated, wherein the at least one area of the brain comprises one or more of a right middle temporal gyrus, hippocampus, insula, occipital cortex, temporal cortex, hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, posterior pituitary, right posterior temporal lobe, anterior thalamus, motor cortex, and premotor cortex; sensing at least one condition, wherein the at least one sensed condition is one or more of: serotonin level, a neurotransmitter breakdown product level, change in a neurotransmitter breakdown product level, a medication level, change in a medication level, a drug level, change in a drug level, and change in level of a bloodborne substance; and using the at least one sensed condition to automatically determine the stimulus to apply.