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The First Zone Implants
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:41 pm
by Hashi Lebwohl
An article from Yahoo news.
The process is called DBS, deep brain stimulation, which administers small electric jolts in an effort to control certain brain disorders like Parkinson's. Small devices are actually inserted into the brain to deliver the current, akin to packmakers for hearts.
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:48 pm
by Fist and Faith
"packmakers for hearts" is a great typo. Makes me think of Pacman.
And yeah, certainly an interesting thing!
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:00 pm
by Vraith
I'm pretty sure there's an external electronic brain stimulation device you can buy without even a prescription for depression, pain...I think a few other things, too.
I don't know if it works, though, and I might just be imagining its existence.
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:27 pm
by Savor Dam
Early in his career, Michael Crichton wrote The Terminal Man, which addresses many of the issues of implanted brain stimulation devices.
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:33 am
by Avatar
Hahaha, I
just saw an article about this, but never even thought of a zone implant.
Good spot.
--A
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:03 pm
by Hashi Lebwohl
If I can't misspell a word once every 6 months then I might start thinking that I am infallible.
There was a novel by Colin Wilson where the protagonists, while carrying out certain experiments, manage to leave pieces of a certain metallic alloy in someone's brain; the electrical properties of the metal gives them psychic abilities, leading them to uncover ancient alien presences on the Earth. I can't recall the name of the novel, though.
I saw an article recently about a guy who has built a "thinking cap", which magnetically damps the left hemisphere, allowing you to use more right-hemisphere thinking to intuitively solve problems.
The use of rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) for treating certain types of brain disorders and/or injuries like aphasia have long been used, but researchers are now looking into other uses for it.