Neuroscience & Neurology | By July 22, 2006 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhDcloseShaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhD Name: Shaheen Lakhan
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About: Dr. Lakhan is the Executive Director of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF). He administers a host of projects in bioethics, biotechnology, emergency management, global philanthropy, proteomics, and psychiatry -- to name a few disciplines. | 3 Comments

New Frontiers in Neurological Rehabilitation Medicine

Imagine a world where science fiction is the reality. People are now able to become real life Darth Vaders like in the Star Wars movies. Limbs are replaced by electrical circuits and motherboards. Wheel chairs are hard to find, because replacement legs are as widely available as cars. All of this could happen within the next generation as we make progress towards this type of technology. Now in the 21st century, we use artificial hearts, dialysis machines, hearing aids, and pacemakers. These inventions seem spectacular to us today, but in a few years new technology will make them look outdated. We are only at the beginning of a new medical revolution I call the “Modification Age”. Read more →