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How brain pacemakers erase diseased messages

Brain "pacemakers" that have helped ease symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders seem to work by drowning out the electrical signals of their diseased brains, biomedical engineers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have found. A better understanding of the processes underlying deep brain stimulation could enable physicians to better fine-tune electrical implants.

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