The effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as a dramatic, moving demonstration of what deep brain stimulation can do for tremors.
What it is
Andrew, diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's at 35, shows how deep brain stimulation surgery has controlled his motor symptoms. The short video shows his tremors with the stimulator off and on.
Recommended by 5 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2013 to 2016.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec npalli · 2013-10 · on “Darpa Initiative Will Focus on Advancing Deep Brain Stimulation”
Anyone who wants to see the dramatic impact of deep brain stimulation needs to see this video[1]. Just by turning off and on his neurostimulator (see starting 2:00-ish) see the dramatic change in his body. [1] [this video]
Strong rec bjourne · 2014-04 · on “The Science Behind Deep Brain Stimulation”
You should see this video to really understand how impressive dbs technology is. Incredible doesn't even begin to describe it. [this video]
Strong rec darkmighty · 2014-05 · on “Tremor-cancelling spoon for Parkinson's tremors”
This video left a deep impression on me: [this video] I didn't realize how this sort of tech can be so life changing (or life giving)
Recommends hansy · 2014-05 · on “Tremor-cancelling spoon for Parkinson's tremors”
For anyone interested in seeing the before/after effects of DBS treatment, this video is pretty powerful: [this video]
Recommends fossuser · 2014-05 · on “Tremor-cancelling spoon for Parkinson's tremors”
Obviously something like brain surgery shouldn't be taken lightly, but I've had a family friend with tremors go through the process and the result is pretty amazing. Went from pretty severe tremors to appearing basically completely cured. This is a pretty good example: [this video]
Cites Balgair · 2016-11 · on “The mathematics of science’s broken reward system”
Science has a lot going wrong with it. Here are some I can list: P-values, the h-index (article discusses), the funding crunches and (US specific) the cyclic nature of NIH funding, the massively skewed incentives of publish or perish, the entire idea of trying to assign value to discoveries (article discusses), the 2-body problem of family life and science (at least the Germans expect you to have no life and are clear on that), the work-life non-balance, the relatively very poor pay, the hyper-competition and sabotage (in some fields, labs, or universities), the total ignorance of doctors/politicians that take your work and apply it in appalling ways, the entire racket of scientific publishi