A Robot Has Just Passed a Classic Self-Awareness Test for the First Time. It thinks, therefore it is. A researcher at Ransselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US has given three Nao robots an updated version of the classic 'wise men puzzle' self-awareness test... and one of them has managed to pass.
Medications used to treat essential tremors include: 1  Beta blockers. 2  Anti-seizure medications. 3  Tranquilizers. Calcium-channel blockers.  Botox injections.
Beta-Blockers for Essential Tremor. The beta-blocker Inderal (propranolol) has been used to treat essential tremor for more than 40 years. Other beta-blockers such as Lopressor also may be effective. It is not clear how Inderal reduces tremors, but the drug may work by blocking nerve impulses to the muscles.