Dr. Michael Kilgard
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In each case, it's super scary because we start off with a 99% chance of failure.
That's the chance a given new idea in neuroscience works.
Don't worry.
We've got lots of ideas.
So we keep testing them.
And luckily the public has been very supportive of us.
Just keep trying.
Keep trying.
That amyloid thing is not working so good for you.
Keep trying.
Don't give up.
My grandmother died of Alzheimer's.
So don't give up just because something is not working.
Maybe it's going to work tomorrow.
These are really hard problems.
And now we're at a point.
with FDA approval three years ago of vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of ischemic stroke, that people can make gains they couldn't have otherwise made.
They can try all they want, and they just can't get those fingers to work.
Now they make gains.
Are they cured?