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Brain Heatsink Could Reduce Epilepsy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the also-prevent-core-dumps dept.

SimonNight writes "Attaching a heatsink to the brain can reduce the severity of epileptic seizures, Japanese researchers say. They've developed a surgically implanted heat conduit that connects a brain region to a heatsink on the outside of the skull. Seizures get worse when they abnormal activity of brain cells overheats the brain and causes more abnormal firing patterns."

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  1. awesome! by jollyreaper · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we can start overclocking! Break out the red bull and inject-into-the-heart adrenaline.

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    1. Re:awesome! by chord.wav · · Score: 2, Funny

      A much better project would be to overclock your liver so you can maximize your alcohol drinking limits. No more designated drivers!

    2. Re:awesome! by infestedsenses · · Score: 5, Funny

      I can see it now... a big, fat heatsink sticking out of the side of my head, with a frikkin' laser attached to it!

      Oh, glee!

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    3. Re:awesome! by cHiphead · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well then, you need to learn the proper way to PAR-TAY, sir. ;)

      Cheers.

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    4. Re:awesome! by cHiphead · · Score: 2, Funny

      Furthermore, I'm a cyclist, so it's important to keep tabs on my health

      This is slashdot, sir, and moreso, the internets, we don't do "health". ;)

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  2. Fan? by InvisblePinkUnicorn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nice diagram. Is that a fan sticking out the side of the guy's head? Should newegg add a new category for 80mm and 100mm brain cooling fans? Or maybe go water cooled for complete silence? The worst that could happen is it leaks and you finally get the shower you're long overdue for...

    I'd avoid the liquid nitrogen option at this time.

    1. Re:Fan? by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 4, Funny

      Koolance has released an aluminum, water cooled, brain case. It comes with transparent temple windows too.

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  3. Too much heat? by sucker_muts · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the problem seems to be too much heat, why do they try to use difficult to install heatsinks?

    Underclocking people! Makes the system way more stable.

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  4. Here is what it looks like by JackMeyhoff · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/9/10/8/f_BalmerFanm_cd5ddbc.jpg

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  5. Re:Sounds like a gread DIY project! by QuickFox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just make sure you have health insurance before you sink your electric drill into your temple. Are you sure opening your brain chassis won't void your warranty?
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  6. Re:I wonder... by FireFury03 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait to see people walking around with heat sinks sticking out of their skull. Will they have designer ones? :)

    Bah, I'm waiting for the transparent-skull with blue cold-cathode brain lighting mod...

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  7. Re:Tinfoil Hat by Anonymous+Monkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    It is only logical that the heatsink would be the visible component. After all, foil keeps the heat in. Therefore the logical setup is aluminum foil hat with a small gap for heatsink connection, and only aluminum components in the heatsink, thus covering the gap in the aluminum foil hat. That way you could have all the benefits of the aluminum foil hat and a heatsink. Also THEY would never know you had shielding under your heatsink.

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  8. Re:Overclocking by provigilman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, or he would've OD's at 27 and we wouldn't even have E=MC

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  9. PRIOR ART! by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 2, Funny

    I made one for my brother when I was in High School. He was complaining about the thermostat temperature. My room was always 10 degrees colder, so I didn't want the AC cranked anymore than it was. So I took an old Pentium heat sink fan combo, attached a headband and 9 volt. He used it for a while. I'll ask my parents if they still have it.

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  10. Re:Overclocking by somersault · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nah, we may have E=MC, but he wouldn't have got to the whole squared bit?

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  11. Re:Sounds like a gread DIY project! by jandrese · · Score: 3, Funny

    The scary thing is that there are people out there who drill holes in their head for fun. There are claims that it improves your thinking or wellness or something, but I can't help but to think that the people who actually do this aren't the kind of people I want to ask about improving my thinking.

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  12. Re:Sounds like a gread DIY project! by somersault · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hi, mom? Yeah, can you find my birth certificate? I want to check up on my warranty. Oh, it's expired? Good. Can I borrow some of dad's powertools this weekend?

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  13. mohawk heat sink? by bryny · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm thinking a passive radiator might work. Say something like an aluminum mohawk -- perhaps shaped like stegasaurus dorsal plates.....