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Scientists reverse memory loss, possible treatment for Alzheimer's.
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Scientists discover a way to reverse memory loss in 'accidental breakthrough' | the Daily Mail
Pretty cool. This is how probably 80% of discoveries are made; not through research for a specific solution, but through accidents and side effects. 
They were experimenting with deep-brain stimulation in an attempt to curb the appetite of a 30st patient who suffered from a lifelong obesity problem.
Electrodes were pushed into his brain and stimulated with an electric current.
The treatment did not cure his eating problem - but he experienced vivid memories of an event that occurred 30 years earlier.
In the following weeks, and up to a year later, the memory of the 50-year-old patient improved.
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Originally Posted by olePigeon 
Electrodes were pushed into his brain and stimulated with an electric current.
The treatment did not cure his eating problem - but he experienced vivid memories of an event that occurred 30 years earlier.
He'd had electrodes pushed into his head 30 years earlier? 
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
They were experimenting with deep-brain stimulation in an attempt to curb the appetite of a 30st patient who suffered from a lifelong obesity problem.
If "30st" means "30 stone", then the patient weighs 420 LBs (190 KG). Perhaps the vivid memory was of a particularly big meal.
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DBS holds promise for a lot of things. It's currently FDA approved for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease tremors-these tremors can be completely debilitating, and the side effects of the drug of choice (levodopa) can be just as debilitating. With DBS, patients that were completely incapacitated can lead normal lives. The trick is a combination of getting the electrodes in the precisely right spot, and programming the stimulator correctly.
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The trick is a combination of getting the electrodes in the precisely right spot, and programming the stimulator correctly.
Famous last words of Dr. Frankenstein.
Pot might help too.
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They plan to focus future studies on a cannabinoid receptor that's unrelated to marijuana's "high," says the news release.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Zing.
I was expecting you to suggest this to JawBone since Alzheimer's is right around the corner for him...
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Does this mean that former Alzheimer's patients will start eating more?
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