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Important Dates
== Important Dates ==
* about 5000 B.C. the first trephinations were conducted in South America<ref>LOZANO, Andres. Tuning the Brain. The Scientist [online]. 2013, Oct 28. Available online at: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38047/title/Tuning-the-Brain/ (Retrieved 12th April, 2017).</ref>
* 1987 - the research on deep brain stimulation of the thalamic nucleus ventralis intermedius to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease was published<ref>BENABID A.L. et al. Combined (Thalamotomy and Stimulation) Stereotactic Surgery of the VIM Thalamic Nucleus for Bilateral Parkinson Disease. Appl Neurophysiol, 1987, 50, 344–346 Doi: 10.1159/000100803 Available online at: https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/100803 (Retrieved 12th April, 2017).</ref>
* 1993 - deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus was introduced as a treatment of Parkinson's disease.<ref>BENABID A.L. et al. Acute and long-term effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 1994, 62, 76–84. Doi: 10.1159/000098600 Available online at: https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/98600 (Retrieved 12th April, 2017).</ref>
