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Re: FDA approved magnetic brain stimulation for depression!!!!!!

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:20 am
by Louie62
Why don't we go the whole hog and stimulate the pleasure receptors in the brain directly????

Trickle an electric current gently and BINGO!!!!!!

Jesus, who'd have thought that Larry Niven was actually on to something...........

Re: FDA approved magnetic brain stimulation for depression!!!!!!

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:40 am
by johnjohn
There is a therapy called deep brain stimulation that has been used to treat some neurlogical disorders plus depression where electrodes are placed directly into the brain. I read about it on the thinking meat website. check it out.

Re: FDA approved magnetic brain stimulation for depression!!!!!!

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:44 am
by htsamurai
i can almost see this in the cyberpunk thread at some point...

Re: FDA approved magnetic brain stimulation for depression!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:44 am
by dorfmeister
Shakti Neuromagnetic Signal Generator

http://www.shaktitechnology.com/winshakti/index.htm

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Re: FDA approved magnetic brain stimulation for depression!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:05 am
by Antero
This is interesting, though it does smack of the sort of old-fashioned miracles-of-technology frenzy that led to stuff like radiation therapy.

Re: FDA approved magnetic brain stimulation for depression!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:19 pm
by FuzzHugger
I'd take one of those for a whirl! But for all the wrong reasons. Sounds fun! :yay: