Brain Pacemakers Are Starting To Be Used To Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

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Deep-brain stimulation— the practice of implanting a pacemaker-like shocker deep in the recesses of your dome—have been used for treating conditions like Parkinson’s or even depression, but now they’ve got a new mountain to climb: Alzheimer’s.

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