Abstract
Continuous deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral striatum (VS) is an effective treatment for severe, treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Optimal parameter settings are signaled by a mirth response of intense positive affect, which are subjectively identified by clinicians. Subjective judgments are idiosyncratic and difficult to standardize. To objectively measure mirth responses, we used Automatic Facial Affect Recognition (AFAR) in a series of longitudinal assessments of a patient treated with DBS. Pre- and post-adjustment DBS were compared using both statistical and machine learning approaches. Positive affect was significantly higher post-DBS adjustment. Using SVM and XGBoost, participant's pre- and post-adjustment appearances were differentiated with F1 of 0.76, which suggests feasibility of objective measurement of mirth response.
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