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A US patient left in a coma-like state after a road accident recovered the ability to speak after repeated exposure to a magnetic field.
Josh Villa had not been expected to recover from massive head injuries.
When "transcranial magnetic stimulation" was aimed at his brain, he could speak simple words, and respond to commands, New Scientist reports.
The Chicago-based scientists now plan further research to see if therapy works in other patients.