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The '''cortical stimulator''' is a [[List of medical equipment|medical device]] used to revive or stabilize critical patients by delivering an electrical shock to induce brain activity. It is almost always attached to the temples of humanoids.
 
The '''cortical stimulator''' is a [[List of medical equipment|medical device]] used to revive or stabilize critical patients by delivering an electrical shock to induce brain activity. It is almost always attached to the temples of humanoids.
   
Cortical stimulators are standard equipment in Starfleet vessel [[sickbay]]s. They are used frequently in [[TNG]], [[DS9]], and [[VOY]], often to save patients who are brain-dead or seizing. Their function is similar to the [[cardiostimulator]].
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Cortical stimulators are standard equipment in Starfleet vessel [[sickbay]]s in the [[24th century]], and serve a similar function to the [[cardiostimulator]] of the [[23rd century|23rd]].
   
 
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The cortical stimulator is a medical device used to revive or stabilize critical patients by delivering an electrical shock to induce brain activity. It is almost always attached to the temples of humanoids.

Cortical stimulators are standard equipment in Starfleet vessel sickbays in the 24th century, and serve a similar function to the cardiostimulator of the 23rd.

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