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Mind, Body, Spirit - Part 1

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The Brain Computer Interface (BCI)

A stent is a metal scaffold delivered through a catheter, which opens up like a flower into the blood vessel. The largest vein at the top there is right next to the motor cortex - the exact part of the brain that we want to connect to. It's now common in the cath lab to navigate up into the brain through the blood vessels. We call this a stent road.

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