Singing the Brain Electric
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| Title: | Singing the Brain Electric |
| Author: | Chua, Grace (Grace W. J.) |
| Other Contributors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing. |
| Advisor: | Thomas Levenson. |
| Department: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing. |
| Publisher: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Singing the Brain Electric Brain pacemakers, scientists have found, can treat depression by correcting neural circuitry gone haywire. This thesis examines how such technology - a technique known as deep-brain stimulation, in which electrodes are implanted within the brain - was developed and how it works. We are introduced to a patient who received deep-brain stimulation for her refractory depression, and consider the risks, ethical issues, and questions of humanity and identity the technology raises. |
| Description: |
Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. [36]-[38]). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45342 |
| Keywords: | Graduate Program in Science Writing. |
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