The Pleasure Shock : The Rise of Deep Brain Stimulation and Its Forgotten Inventor
by
Lone Frank
Book Details
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
Ksh 5,050.00
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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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