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>> and we can control your brain. [ laughter ] >> dr. michael oaken and dr. l kelly foote are not mad scientists, but they are a neurologist and a neurosurgeon who get along. >> medicine is divided into surgeons and people who arent surgeons. >> hes never kicked me out of the operating room, and you always hear about surgeons kicking, you know, neurologists and other people out of the operating room. >> in 2002, they combined their two interests to set up the center for neurodisorders and restor...

Since deep brain stimulation was first approved for tremors in 1997, more than 100,000 patients have been implanted with deep brain stimulators. dr. okun and dr. footes team at the university of florida implant about 150 leads a year in patients suffering from movement disorders like parkinsons and essential tremor. the success of dbs in helping patients return to normal lives has been overwhelming. but thats not the case with tourettes syndrome. tourettes also afflicts centers of the brain that...

Implanted. at the success of deep brain stimulation or dbs in helping patients return to normal lives has been pretty overwhelming, but that hasnt been the case with tourettes syndrome, until now. ♪ when i find myself in times of trouble, mother mary comes to me ♪ >> i love to sing. singing is what gets me through a lot of hard days. ♪ whisper words of wisdom let it be ♪ >> when im on the computer, when im driving, when i write poetry, basically, anything with a sense of focus. i used to...

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Hes still that goofy kid and there are moments when hes free enough of anxiety he can express that. but its only moments. its not days. its not hours. its not enough. >> this his doctors believe, is both his best and last hope. deep brain stimulation, or dbs. >> how are you feeling right now? >> happy? >> electrodes are placed in bretts brain tissue to short circuit the signals that cause so much anxiety and fear. >> when were stimulating, he started laughing and he started you know, he became r...

>> before the surgery i couldnt work. i felt like i couldnt do a lot of things. i feel like im more able to achieve the things i want to do since i had the surgery. >> you can see there its a new world. dbs is also used to treat depression and parkinsons disease. with ocd its only in extreme cases. up next action weve got news you can use. a proven way to make your friends laugh. (mother vo) when i was pregnant...

Hes still that goofy kid. and there are moments when hes free enough of anxiety that he can express that. but its only moments. its not days. its not hours. its -- its not enough. >> this, his doctors believe, is both his best and last hope. deep brain stimulation or dbs. >> how are you feeling right fowl, brent? >> i feel happy. >> foal happeel happy? >> to short-circuit the signals that cause so much fear and anxiety. >> he became really happy. his mood was really elevated. he was talking a lo...

Receiver? youre chasing him all day, all the game, whats the relationship like? what are you saying to him? >> i guess it depends on the rivalry,i it depends on how man time you see the receiver. i was one of those guys that was kind of a quiet assassin, i let my work do my talking because i was always underrated. i just like the look in the wide receivers face when they realized how good i was and no matter how many times you came at me i was going to still be here and my intent was to be succe...

Receiver? youre chasing him all day, all the game, whats the relationship like? what are you saying to him? >> i guess it depends on the rivalry,i it depends on how man time you see the receiver. i was one of those guys that was kind of a quiet assassin, i let my work do my talking because i was always underrated. i just like the look in the wide receivers face when they realized how good i was and no matter how many times you came at me i was going to still be here and my intent was to be succe...

Results of this investigation into drugs and gangs. an investigation that has led to the arrest of this week of one of marion fords friends and occasional drivers. were waiting to see whether hes going to be -- hes going to be in court any minute now on bail charges. this photo shows the mayor, rob ford, its part of this 400-something page police report, investigation. and it shows the mayor in front of what the police describe as a crack house with two suspected drug gang members who were both ...