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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. Re:FP scripts are for homos and homos ONLY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    awwww, I beat you to the FP w/o a script and w/actual content that will get modded to +5. This is two today.

    You guys blow.

  2. Ok, so far by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    from what I've read posted, everyone gets a +5 Funny mod!
    Keep up the laughs for this dreary Monday morning guys!