Neurological Interventions

noun a drastic or extreme measure taken to address a problem or situation

• Shock therapy is a type of psychiatric treatment that involves inducing seizures through electrical stimulation.
• I heard they tried shock therapy on him to treat his depression.
• They zapped her with shock therapy to try and snap her out of it.
• The sudden change in leadership was like shock therapy for the company.

noun a surgical procedure in which the cingulate gyrus of the brain is lesioned to treat certain mental disorders

• The patient underwent a cingulotomy procedure to alleviate their chronic pain.
• After the cingulotomy, the patient felt much better.
• They call it the 'brain zap' surgery, but technically it's a cingulotomy.
• Having a cingulotomy was like hitting the reset button on their pain receptors.

adjective relating to the use of biological rhythms in the administration of medication or treatment

• The new drug was designed to be administered in a chronotherapeutic manner to maximize its effectiveness at specific times of day.
• I heard that the doctor recommended a chronotherapeutic approach for managing your sleep disorder.
• My friend swears by the chronotherapeutic method for staying alert during late-night study sessions.
• The artist approached the painting process in a chronotherapeutic way, focusing on different elements at different stages of creation.