S2 Ep5: Restoring Brains With Implants? with Neurosurgeon Dr. Jaimie Henderson

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with neurosurgeon Dr. Jaimie Henderson about restoring brain function for individuals with neurological conditions.

In this episode of the Not Impossible Podcast, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with Dr. Jaimie Henderson, a neurosurgeon and researcher at Stanford, whose work focuses on restoring brain function for people living with neurological conditions. This conversation explores how the brain learns, adapts, remembers, and sometimes rebuilds pathways once thought gone forever. Topics Covered The early history of neurostimulation (including the torpedo fish!) How brain-computer interfaces decode intention The emotional impact of restoring agency and independence The future of neurorehabilitation and motor recovery

People in this episode

Host: Mick Ebeling

Guest: Dr Jaimie Henderson

Topics covered

• neurostimulation
• brain-computer interfaces
• neurorehabilitation
• motor recovery
• neurological conditions

Keywords

• brain function
• agency
• independence
• pathways
• learning
• memory

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Books & works: Restoring Brains With Implants

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