{"id":413709,"date":"2026-04-27T19:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/413709\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:35:13","slug":"motif-neurotechs-ceo-on-its-brain-implant-for-treating-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/413709\/","title":{"rendered":"Motif Neurotech&#8217;s CEO on its brain implant for treating depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-bio\">O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities\u2019 lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC\u2019s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award. You can reach Rose on Signal at rosebroderick.11.<\/p>\n<p>Wake up. Brush your teeth. Wash your face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And put on your lifesaving baseball hat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jacob1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jacob1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1464605\"  \/><\/a>Courtesy Motif Neurotech<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right. If you have treatment-resistant depression, this could be the regular morning routine in your future. The hat would activate a blueberry-sized device implanted in your skull that sends a pulse of electricity into your brain.<\/p>\n<p>This is Jacob Robinson\u2019s vision \u2014 and it got closer to reality on Friday after the Food and Drug Administration approved a request from Robinson\u2019s startup, Motif Neurotech, to start an initial feasibility trial to test the efficacy of their device in treating depression that hasn\u2019t responded to other treatments. Scientists have been zapping brains to alleviate depression for decades through a method called transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS. 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