New technology brings big advances in brain surgery
Dr. Richard Jed Wyatt of the National Institute of Mental Health discusses future brain transplants while detailing progress in brain cell transplants in animals. The piece covers methods to restore dopamine in rats, attempts to graft brain tissue and adrenal tissue, and broad international research on brain connectivity and plasticity.
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Victor Colinshington
Post
Washington
Richard Jed Wyatt
National Institute of Mental Health
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St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
William Freed
Bruce Ammerman
Donlin Long
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Long
Johns Hopkins
University of Chicago
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Barbara Bath
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Brain implants promise pain relief and seizure control
Experts envision implantable brain devices to relieve pain and control seizures and movement disorders. Critics warn that electrical or chemical stimulation could be misused for mind control, raising ethical fears about autonomy and abuse.
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Donlin Long
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Long
Robert Fischell
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Jose Delgado
Yale
Delgado
Maya Pines
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