Testing brain pacemakers to zap Alzheimer's damage

UPDATED 6:03 AM EST, January 21, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer's disease.

And it's not easy. Holes are drilled into the patient's skull so tiny wires can be implanted into just the right spot.

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