It entails placing electrodes on the subthalamic nucleus (or nearby areas) and stimulating it with a pace-makerlike device to achieve benefits similar to lesioning.

• 深部脑刺激术的做法是将电极埋于视丘下核（或附近区域），然后以类似节律器的装置进行刺激，获致与破坏相同的效果。