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Brain pacemaker 'wakes' patient
A patient with severe brain damage is now on the road to a remarkable recovery thanks to a ground-breaking brain implant. Find out what it was like the moment scientists realised the treatment had worked, what the surgery involved and what the ethical implications are.

This story was published in the journal Nature on 2 August 2007.




Brain-damage breakthroughBrain-damage breakthrough
Stimulating surgeryStimulating surgery
Why this patient?Why this patient?
Ethical minefieldEthical minefield
 

 

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