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TED Talks: Season 2013

2013x75 Andres Lozano: Parkinson's, depression and the switch that might turn them off
TV-PG

  • 2013-04-19T04:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 15m
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Deep brain stimulation is becoming very precise. This technique allows surgeons to place electrodes in almost any area of the brain, and turn them up or down — like a radio dial or thermostat — to correct dysfunction. Andres Lozano offers a dramatic look at emerging techniques, in which a woman with Parkinson's instantly stops shaking and brain areas eroded by Alzheimer's are brought back to life. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)
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