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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. No freakin' way! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Waaa.

    Crazy.