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It's All in Your Head

05/03/2005 10:00 AM

Moose writes:
An experimental surgery may offer hope to patients who suffer from severe depression. Called deep brain stimulation, the procedure involves the implanting of electrodes deep inside the brain to produce a constant, weak electrical stimulation to a target area that plays a critical role in depression. By aiming a mild but constant electrical pulse directly into this area, researchers think they can "recalibrate" the area back to normal functioning.

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The Feature Creep

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Flying over the what???

05/03/2005 2:20 PM

Brain surgery for any mental disorder is way to Nurse Ratchet for me...
Not that I think that drugs are that much better, but I worry about a future where we regulate and medicate our emotions out of existence.
Anyone who wants a great sci-fi movie with an emotionless future rent "Equilibrium", good action and even better plotline.

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