2.4M views · Jun 13, 2013 · 4:04 · 5 HN recommenders · 6 mentions · discussed 2013–2016
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN recommends it as a dramatic, moving demonstration of what deep brain stimulation can do for tremors.
“You should see this video to really understand how impressive dbs technology is.”HN comment, 2014
“Anyone who wants to see the dramatic impact of deep brain stimulation needs to see this video”
Dramatic on/off effect of a neurostimulator on tremors
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
“You should see this video to really understand how impressive dbs technology is.”
Shows how impressive DBS technology is
You should see this video to really understand how impressive dbs technology is. Incredible doesn't even begin to describe it. this video
“This video left a deep impression on me”
Life-changing effect of DBS
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)
“this video is pretty powerful”
Before and after effects of DBS treatment
For anyone interested in seeing the before/after effects of DBS treatment, this video is pretty powerful: this video
“This is a pretty good example”
Good example of tremors nearly cured by DBS
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
“(a good showing of why science is right and helps folks)”
Example of science helping people
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 publishing, etc. As always, we should point out to newcomers to this discussion of one of the most read scientific paper EVER by John P. Ioannidis "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False" [0]. If you don't have access and don't want to use Sci-Hub or ICanHazPDF, here is a youtube of John discussing his work [1]. You can use the google to really jump into a rabbit hole here. Essentially, flip a coin, heads the paper is right, tails the paper is wrong, it really is that bad these days. Ok, so lets just scrap the whole thing then, right? Here is why not: link link link link this video (a good showing of why science is right and helps folks) link So, yeah, science is a mess right now. But if we scientists don't step up and make it not a mess, those scummy money-grubbing scammer dirtbags
