From: Brett Paatsch (bpaatsch@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 21:50:31 MDT
Ramez Naam <mez@apexnano.com> writes:
> From: Brett Paatsch [mailto:bpaatsch@bigpond.net.au]
> > Ramez Naam <mez@apexnano.com> writes:
> > > Warwick wasn't even the first neurobot. There were
> > > at least 50,000 people before him. Today there are
> > > 80,000 people with cochlear implants.
> >
> > > There are at least 30,000 people with deep brain
> > > stimulating electrodes to control the sympoms of
> > > Parkinson's. There are hundreds of people taking
> > > part in clinical trials of deep brain stimulators to control
> > > chronic pain, depression, and obsessive compulsive
> > > disorder. And there are more than a dozen people
> > > who have electrodes in their visual cortex, their
> > > motor cortex, or their retinas.
> >
> > Do you have sources for the Parkinson's electrodes,
> > the deep brain stimulators and the motor cortex stuff
> > you mention above Mez?
>
> Medtronic is the company that makes the most popular deep brain
> stimulator (DBS) for Parkinson's. See
> http://www.medtronic.com/activa/physician/implantable.html
>
> Phil Kennedy, who did the first implantation of an electrode into
> human motor cortex, founded a company called Neural Signals.
> http://www.neuralsignals.com/
>
> The stuff on using DBS for other diseases is more in journals than
> press. But if you search for [DBS depression] or [DBS pain] or [DBS
> OCD] you'll find plenty of links.
>
> You can also find numerous reviews of that work in journals like
> Science and in the lay press. Search on "Phil Kennedy" + "Johnny Ray"
> for example.
Thanks for that Mez, much appreciated.
>
> And if you're really interested in the state of the art of brain
> implants, I can send you the chapter I've written on the topic.
I really am. And if its written now I'm all primed and ready
to read ;-)
Regards,
Brett
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