How brain stimulation helped Miles O'Brien land a helicopter

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Miles O'Brien tests brain stimulation by performing a helicopter landing.

Science correspondent Miles O'Brien tests the effectiveness of transcranial brain stimulation by performing a tricky helicopter landing with and without a jolt to the brain.

AIR DATE 3/31/15

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