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'Brain Pacemakers' Being Tested

Posted by simoniker on from the jolt-to-the-synapses dept.

meshmar writes "Shades of 'The Terminal Man'? Rob Stein of The Washington Post has reported, via MSNBC, that: 'A handful of scientists around the world have begun cautiously experimenting with devices implanted in patients' bodies to deliver precisely targeted electrical stimulation to the brain in hopes of treating otherwise hopeless behavioral, neurological and psychiatric disorders.' A lot of good can come out of this - potentially. But I can see a the potential for misuse too."

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  1. Misuse by Call+Me+Black+Cloud · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    But I can see a the potential for misuse too.

    I have no idea what you're talking about. Now step over here so I can jab this pencil in your eye, give you a paper cut across the neck and stick your fingers in this space heater.

    I predict this will be the next great urban legend, following in the vein of kidney theives and zombies created by criminals. "I woke up in my room and there were wires coming out of my head. I could only scream silently in my head as my body walked out the door and proceeded to rob a bank." Hmmm...reminds me of Spock's Brain...