Between pain and pleasure. The history of the deep stimulation of the brain and its forgotten creator
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Lona Frank, a biologist, a well-known popularizer of science, the author of numerous books and popular science films, introduces the reader to the results of his new investigation.
This almost detective story tells about the invention of deep brain stimulation - a new treatment methodology, which has become a chance of salvation for a huge number of patients, locked for life in psychiatric clinics, and its forgotten creator - Dr. Roberte Hita. Scientists came to impressive results, who even interested the CIA. Having received the opportunity to influence emotions and adjust the behavior of people, the hit and his team came together with ethical issues that had not yet stood before medicine. Is it possible to be so unceremonious into human consciousness and manage it? Who has the right to do so? Who can take advantage of the results of the new methodology and for what purposes?
For a wide range of readers interested in the genre of journalistic investigation and issues of the history of science, new methods of brain research and human behavior
This almost detective story tells about the invention of deep brain stimulation - a new treatment methodology, which has become a chance of salvation for a huge number of patients, locked for life in psychiatric clinics, and its forgotten creator - Dr. Roberte Hita. Scientists came to impressive results, who even interested the CIA. Having received the opportunity to influence emotions and adjust the behavior of people, the hit and his team came together with ethical issues that had not yet stood before medicine. Is it possible to be so unceremonious into human consciousness and manage it? Who has the right to do so? Who can take advantage of the results of the new methodology and for what purposes?
For a wide range of readers interested in the genre of journalistic investigation and issues of the history of science, new methods of brain research and human behavior
Author:
Author:Frank Lona
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Comics and Graphic Novels
- Category:Science & Math
- Category:Reference books
Series:
Series: Universum
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00101-296-2
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