| dc.contributor.advisor | Thomas Levenson. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Chua, Grace (Grace W. J.) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-04-29T17:28:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-04-29T17:28:09Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2008 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45342 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2008. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. [36]-[38]). | en_US |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Grace Chua. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 35, [4] leaves | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
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| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Graduate Program in Science Writing. | en_US |
| dc.title | Singing the Brain Electric | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M.in Science Writing | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 316576939 | en_US |
