Some forms of brain surgery require patients to be awake and responsive—a rather unsettling proposition for even the bravest among us. Neuroscientists have now devised an ingenious way of reducing fear and anxiety during these delicate procedures by electrically stimulating a part of the brain that triggers laughter…
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Source : Doctors Zap the Brains of Awake Brain Surgery Patients to Make Them Laugh and Have Fun
