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Implants May Improve Therapy For Neurological Disorders

ericjones12398 writes "Breakthrough new research out of Massachusetts General Hospital shows that the use of magnetic field stimulation from microscopic devices implanted into the brain may be able to boost brain activity and alleviate symptoms of several devastating neurodegenerative conditions. Researchers leveraged the use of magnetic stimulation, which has been used for years to diagnose and treat neurological disorders. However, transcranial magnetic stimulation often generates fields by hand-held coils outside the skull, which ends up activating undesired parts of the brain, and makes delivery specificity to certain parts of the brain difficult."

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  1. implants? by noh8rz5 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    man it's late... i mixed up the headline of this article with the article about finding the genes for big boobies... if you haven't seen it: http://www.geekologie.com/2012/07/breaking-genes-responsible-for-breast-si.php

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