Career
Doctor George"s main research interests include major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders (particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder), Tourette syndrome, and chronic pain. His principal techniques include neuroimaging (functional magnetic resonance imaging and Positron emission tomography), brain stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society ), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). After earning his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy (cum laude) at Davidson College in 1980, Doctor George went on to earn his Doctor of Medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina in 1985, where he still works today.
A pioneer of using the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society to treat depression, Doctor George has recently received approval from the United States. Food and Drug Administration to use this technique.
lieutenant is thought to be especially effective to treat people whose depression does not respond to antidepressant medications. Doctor George has also been integral to the research on using fMRI as a method of lie detection.
This research indicates that specific regions of the brain are activated when a subject deceives, and has shown a high success rate in clinical trials. lieutenant remains to be seen whether this method will eventually replace traditional polygraphs in legal settings.