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

by Lone Frank

Book Overview

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 technology invented by psychiatrist Robert G. Heath in the 1950s and '60s has been described as among the most controversial experiments in US history. His work was alleged at the time to be part of MKUltra, the CIA's notorious "mind control" project...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101986530
• ISBN13: 9781101986530
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"