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>> she's absolutely doped up right now. watch her trying to walk or do anything. >> this is difficult to watch, but it does raise this important point. the traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivian's doctor, epilepsy expert warren davinski. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is it's related to the cannabidiol receptors. if you have too much stimulation or inhibition of them, they don't shut off breathing or respiration. >> and that's key. the current potent epilepsy drugs impact many parts of the brain, including the brain stem. ...

>> looking at this, there's not a whole lot there. but we can tuck all these pieces in. >> all that there? >> yeah, don't want to lose what little brains he's got. >> in a couple years the ears will feel out and then the brain stem, the ma duala oblong gotta, and the face, the countenance, that's french. >> beautiful. >> i think we're good. >> yeah? >> unlike a rembrandt, a law do doesn't live forever. >> this is the hunt scene, when he first moved here he was inspired by this topiary that he saw in england, and one of them died so we need to create a new hound. >> great. >> let's go release t...

>> yes. >> looking at this, there's not a whole lot there. but we can tuck all these pieces in. >> all that there? >> yeah, don't want to lose what little brains he's got. >> in a couple years the ears will feel out and then the brain stem, the medulla oblongata, and the face, the countenance, that's french. >> beautiful. >> i think we're good. >> yeah? >> unlike a rembrandt, a law do doesn't live forever. >> this is the hunt scene, when he first moved here he was inspired by this topiary that he saw in england, and one of them died so we need to create a new hound.

Parts. a microphone and transmitter on the head converts sounds from the outside world into electrical signals. those signals are transmitted to the internal receiver made of electrodes, implanted on the brain stem. the auditory neurons are stimulated directly in the brain, bypassing the inner ear completely. >> by putting this electrode directly into the hearing centers of the brain it actually is taking stuff and using the brain the way it's designed to work. and the brain itself in a very young child is able to grow and develop around this implant. >> reporter: caden was chosen as the fourt...

This was identified as human. and the sample had both small granular cells and larger purkinje cells. this meant only one thing. this was muscle. but they wanted a second opinion. >> so they sent this tissue to a fellow named mike collin who is a neuropathologist in ohio. he looked at it and said, yeah, it's mammal and it's cerebellum. it's the brain stem. >> the cerebellum sits at the base of the brain and is primarily responsible for memory and motor movement. since the cerebellum controls the heart muscle, no human can survive without it. a ballistics expert compared the location of the bra...