KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt September 30, 2021 01:50:00
Institute, james was about to be the third person in america to have an experimental brain surgery that doctors hope could be the key to overcoming his substance abuse. >> i mean, i'm getting holes drilled into my brain. it's scary >> reporter: why are you willing to do that >> because i don't want to die. >> so that's james' brain. >> reporter: they mapped james' brain to find the exact path to implant two wires carrying brain stimulating electrodes. >> so if you are off by a millimeter, you are in the wrong spot. >> reporter: a kind of brain pacemaker implanted in the chest sends electrical ...