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How brain stimulation helped Miles O'Brien land a helicopter

Clip: 3/31/2015 | 3m 31s

Miles O'Brien tests brain stimulation by performing a helicopter landing.

Science correspondent Miles O'Brien tests the effectiveness of transcranial brain stimulation by performing a tricky helicopter landing with and without a jolt to the brain.

03/31/2015 | Rating NR

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