A method for planning the stimulation of hyper/hypometabolic cortical
areas includes determining anatomical patient data using an imaging
method and detecting positions of (i) the hyper/hypometabolic cortical
areas in a patient's anatomy and (ii) a position of a stimulator. The
positions of the hyper/hypometabolic cortical areas are registered and/or
referenced with respect to the position of the stimulation means. An
optimal positioning for the stimulator is determined on the basis of the
relative positional information.