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Published online 7 November 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021104-13
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Electric implants may ease Parkinson's by stimulating nerves.
Stimulating brain activity, not dulling it, might be the secret of a treatment for Parkinson's disease, say neuroscientists. The therapy may soon be used to treat psychiatric disorders.
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