Already, researchers have developed devices such as deep
brain stimulators for treating Parkinson's disease, cochlear implants for restoring minimal hearing in profoundly deaf people, and a computer interface called BrainGate that allows fully paralyzed individuals to accomplish simple tasks via a robotic arm.
He had also worked on
brain stimulators for alleviating cluster headaches and the movement symptoms that afflict patients with Parkinson's disease.
Not exact matches
So far, DARPA has released two calls
for grant applications, with at least one more likely: The first, called SUBNETS (Systems - Based Neurotechnology
for Emerging Therapies), asks researchers to develop novel, wireless devices, such as deep
brain stimulators, that can cure neurological disorders such as posttraumatic stress (PTS), major depression, and chronic pain.
With a remote control, Darrel uses the
stimulator for up to 45 minutes each day, applying different programs to transmit electrical impulses into his spinal cord that mimic the same signals that would come from the
brain.
The ketone bodies are great
stimulators of nerve growth factor, and so they are fabulous, fabulous fuel
for the
brain.