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Is Neurostim Becoming a Reality?

destinyland writes "There is a current mass market for 'cognitive enhancement' products — and arguments about the black market potential for neurostim. 'The same neurostim device that uses electric impulses from a brain implant to treat people with Parkinson's Disease can be tweaked by a few millimeters and pulse rates to make cocaine addicts feel like they are high all the time... Mix the glamour of surgical self-improvement with the geekiness of high-tech gadget fetishism and you have a niche cosmetic neurostim market waiting to be tapped...'"

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  1. Re:New drug for the morons by ColdWetDog · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Well, given that virtually incomprehensible post (I got the part about drugs), I'm not sure whether to recommend you restart the hydromorphone or give sobriety a bit more time.

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