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Jon Hamilton

A little electric stimulation in just the right spot may bolster a damaged brain

An artistic rendering of deep brain stimulation. Scientists are studying this approach to see if it can treat cognitive impairment that can arise after a traumatic brain injury and other conditions. (Andrew Janson / Butson Lab, University of Utah / NIH Image Gallery)

When Gina Arata was 22, she crashed her car on the way to a wedding shower.

Arata spent 14 days in a coma. Then she spent more than 15 years struggling with an inability to maintain focus and remember things.

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