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Get daily updates directly to your inbox+ SubscribeThank you for subscribing!But after surgeons planted electrodes in his brain, he is able for the first time to join in many of the festive activities other children his age take for granted.His dad Dougie, from Kirkcaldy, said: "Robbie is now opening up his own Advent calendar, which he wasn't able to do before without help."And he's looking forward to playing with the toys he'll get at Christmas like any other child.Robbie suffers from child onset dystonia, which muddles electronic signals from the brain, causing his arm and leg muscles to twist.He needs help with tasks such as feeding and dressing but now his life is being gradually transformed thanks to the pioneering surgery he underwent at King's College Hospital in London.The six hour operation involved implanting two electrodes into his brain. They are connected by wires leading from his skull to a battery, which needs to be recharged for 15 minutes eac...