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From the Ted Talk by Robert Fischell: My wish Three unusual medical inventions

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So, to get quickly to my first wish — the brain operates by electrical signals. If the electrical signals create a brain disorder, electro-stimulation can overcome that disorder by acting on the brain's neurons. In other words, if you've screwed up electrical signals, maybe, by putting other electrical sgianls from a computer in the brain, we can counteract that. A signal in the brian that triggers brain dysfunction might be snesed as a trigger for electro-stimulation like we're doing with epilepsy. But even if there is no signal, electro-stimulation of an appropriate part of the brain can turn off a brain disorder. And consider ttrneiag psychotic disorders — and I want this involved with the TED group — such as obsessive-compulsive dreodisr that, presently, is not well treated with drugs, and includes five million Americans. And Mr. Fischer, and his gurop at NeuroPace, and myself believe that we can have a dramatic effect in improving OCD in America and in the wrold. That is the first wish. (Applause)

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So, to get quickly to my first wish — the brain operates by electrical signals. If the electrical signals create a brain disorder, electro-stimulation can overcome that disorder by acting on the brain's neurons. In other words, if you've screwed up electrical signals, maybe, by putting other electrical _______ from a computer in the brain, we can counteract that. A signal in the _____ that triggers brain dysfunction might be ______ as a trigger for electro-stimulation like we're doing with epilepsy. But even if there is no signal, electro-stimulation of an appropriate part of the brain can turn off a brain disorder. And consider ________ psychotic disorders — and I want this involved with the TED group — such as obsessive-compulsive ________ that, presently, is not well treated with drugs, and includes five million Americans. And Mr. Fischer, and his _____ at NeuroPace, and myself believe that we can have a dramatic effect in improving OCD in America and in the _____. That is the first wish. (Applause)

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Original Text

So, to get quickly to my first wish — the brain operates by electrical signals. If the electrical signals create a brain disorder, electro-stimulation can overcome that disorder by acting on the brain's neurons. In other words, if you've screwed up electrical signals, maybe, by putting other electrical signals from a computer in the brain, we can counteract that. A signal in the brain that triggers brain dysfunction might be sensed as a trigger for electro-stimulation like we're doing with epilepsy. But even if there is no signal, electro-stimulation of an appropriate part of the brain can turn off a brain disorder. And consider treating psychotic disorders — and I want this involved with the TED group — such as obsessive-compulsive disorder that, presently, is not well treated with drugs, and includes five million Americans. And Mr. Fischer, and his group at NeuroPace, and myself believe that we can have a dramatic effect in improving OCD in America and in the world. That is the first wish. (Applause)

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