WIRED SCIENCE | Deep Brain Stimulation | PBS

You've heard of a pacemaker for the heart, but what about for the head? We'll go under the knife with a Cardington, Ohio farmer who’s getting electrodes implanted in his brain to alleviate the debilitating physical effects of a rare neurological disorder.

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