The Pleasure Shock : The Rise of Deep Brain Stimulation and Its Forgotten Inventor

by Lone Frank

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10 1101986530

ISBN-13 9781101986530

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint E P Dutton & Co Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 20th, 2018

Print length 320 Pages

Weight 518 grams

Dimensions 16.00 x 23.50 x 2.80 cms

Product Classification: Medicine: general issues

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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 stimulation.

The award-winning science writer Lone Frank has uncovered lost documents and accounts of Heath''s pioneering efforts. She has tracked down surviving colleagues and patients. And she has delved into the current embrace of deep brain stimulation by scientists and patients alike. The Pleasure Shock weaves together biography, neuroscience, psychology, the history of science, and medical ethics to explore our views of the mind and the self.

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