Doctors Awake Man from Coma Using Embedded Electrodes

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In what’s one of the most inspiring and amazing things I’ve seen as far as medical advances go, doctors implanted electrodes into the part of the brain that control wakefulness and consciousness. Made by Medtronics, the electrodes send impulses that stimulate the still-functioning synapses.
After being in a near-coma for 6 years, the 38-year old man can now speak, play cards, and in general enjoy a standard of living that was impossible to him prior to the procedure. There are over 100,000 such people who might be able to benefit from the procedure. Truly amazing.