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Her Brain Was Broken. It Was Fixed With Sound—Not a Scalpel - WIRED

Published by Wired By Emily Mullin · 14 August 2026 at 13:00
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Her Brain Was Broken. It Was Fixed With Sound—Not a Scalpel - WIRED
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One woman’s meth addiction was so bad, the only option left might have been brain surgery. Then a single session of noninvasive, focused ultrasound seemed to do what years of treatment could not.

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