The Pleasure Shock: The Rise of Deep Brain Stimulation and Its Forgotten Inventor
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101986530 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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How do we decide whether changes to the brain are acceptable therapy or are simply bias and bigotry?. The electrifying, forgotten history of Robert Heath's brain pacemaker, investigating the origins and ethics of one of today's most promising medical breakthroughs: deep brain stimulationThe technology invented by psychiatrist Robert G. And she has delved into the current embrace of deep brain stimulation by scientists and patients alike. As a result, Heath's cutting-edge research and legacy were put under lock and key, buried in Tulane's archives. What has changed? Why do we today unquestioningly embrace this technology as a cure? How do we decide what is a disease of the brain to be cured and what should be al
Before her career as a science writer, she earned a PhD in neurobiology and worked in the US biotech industry. She lives in Copenhagen. LONE FRANK is an acclaimed science writer and the author of two previous books in English, My Beautiful Genome (Oneworld, 2011)--which was shortlisted for the Royal Society's Winton Prize for Science Books--and Mindfield (Oneworld, 2009). She has also been a presenter and coproducer of several TV documentaries wit
About the AuthorLONE FRANK is an acclaimed science writer and the author of two previous books in English, My Beautiful Genome (Oneworld, 2011)--which was shortlisted for the Royal Society's Winton Prize for Science Books--and Mindfield (Oneworld, 2009). She lives in Copenhagen. She has also been a presenter and coproducer of several TV documentaries with global distribution and is currently working on a feature-length, internationally financed, English-language documentary about Heath and deep brain stimulation. Before her career as a science writer, she earned a PhD in neurobiology and worked in the US biotech industry.