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New Brain Therapy

Is deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat brain injuries the next frontier of science?

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a new process which implants tiny electrodes to stimulate the thalamus part of the brain and treat traumatic brain injury. Is it the next frontier of science?

Also on the programme: Fancy a 17 month simulated trip to Mars without leaving Moscow? Volunteers wanted! Plus, why the city of Sao Paulo in Brazil has abandoned adverstising billboards.

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26 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project