Here's musician Eddie Adcock playing the banjo while having brain surgery to eliminate a hand tremor. Eddie wasn't just passing the time picking out tunes. Doctors needed Adcock's help pinpointing the region of his brain that was causing the tremor. A pacemaker in his chest now sends electric currents to the brain that eliminate the tremor. The operation took place in Nashville where Adcock works as a highly regarded musician.
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holy crap! No way! That must have been hard.
Now this is amazing!!! Look at where we've come in technology, skills and talent. Pretty impressive!
This makes my stomach quiver. I can't even conceive the concept of being awake while doctors have a big whole in your head. This is completely amazing.
Cool. That must have been very relaxing for him. Music never fails to soothe people's stressed minds. I'd like to do that too if ever I needed a similar operation, which I hope wouldn't happen too soon.
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