Breakthrough Discovery - Brain Pacemaker Wakes Man From Near-Vegetation (VIDEO)
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For the first time, deep-brain stimulation, using a brain pacemaker, was used on a patient in a minimally conscious state. The pacemaker, which uses two electrodes to send impulses into a part of the brain regulating consciousness, was implanted in the 38-year-old man enabling him to chew his food, watch a movie and talk with family for the first time in six years (when he was hit on the head in a robbery).
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