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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 stimulationThe technology invented by psychiatrist Robert G. Heath at Tulane University in the 1950s and ''60s has been described as one of "the most controversial yet largely undocumented experiments in US history"--controversial to us because Heath''s research subjects included incarcerated convicts and gay men who wished to be "cured" of their sexual preference; controversial in its day because his work was allegedly part of MKUltra, the CIA''s notorious "mind control" project. As a result, Heath''s cutting-edge research and legacy were put under lock and key, buried in Tulane''s archives. The ethical issues raised by his work have also been buried: This very same experimental treatment is becoming mainstream practice in modern psychiatry for everything from schizophrenia, anorexia, and compulsive behavior to depression, aggression, anxiety, and even drug and alcohol addiction.In the first book to tell the full story, 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. What has changed? Why do we today unquestioningly embrace this technology as a cure? How do we decide what is a disease of the brain to be cured and what should be allowed to remain unprobed and unprodded? 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. How do we decide whether changes to the brain are acceptable therapy or are simply bias and bigotry?

Internationally acclaimed science writer Lone Frank swabs up her DNA to provide the first truly intimate account of the new science of consumer-led genomics. She challenges the business mavericks intent on mapping every baby''s genome, ponders the consequences of biological fortune-telling, and prods the psychologists who hope to uncover just how much or how little our environment will matter in the new genetic century - a quest made all the more gripping as Frank considers her family''s and her own struggles with depression.

Discover the true heart of humanity: the brainAcclaimed journalist and intrepid brain "explorer" Lone Frank embarks on an incredible adventure to the frontiers of neuroscience to reveal how today''s top scientists are reinventing human nature, morality, happiness, health, and reality itself. Interlacing bizarre experiments, cutting-edge science, and irreverent interviews, The Neurotourist is an odyssey through the mind-bending revolution underway in the new age of the brain.

Internationally acclaimed science writer Lone Frank swabs up her DNA to provide the first truly intimate account of the new science of consumer-led genomics. She challenges the business mavericks intent on mapping every baby's genome, ponders the consequences of biological fortune-telling, and prods the psychologists who hope to uncover just how much or how little our environment will matter in the new genetic century - a quest made all the more gripping as Frank considers her family's and her own struggles with depression.

Vem är jag? En DNA-kod, en gensekvens översatt till kött och blod, men vad innebär det? Bestämmer den nedärvda koden i generna allt, från min hårfärg till vilket jobb jag har? Eller har ”jag” något att säga till om här? Finns det överhuvudtaget ett fritt och oberoende ”jag” eller är ”jaget” en förprogrammerad DNA-kod, som i ett dataspel? Lone Frank har i sin djupt personliga och lättillgängliga Mina vackra gener bestämt sig för att ta reda på så mycket som möjligt om sina genetiska förutsättningar. Vad är hennes prognos för bröstcancer? Har hon funnit den rätte eller bör hon pröva sig fram på en genbaserad dejtingsajt? Finns det några latenta sjukdomar i släkten? Hur mycket kan vi få veta om oss själva genom att skåda djupt ner i generna? Vad vill vi egentligen veta? Mina vackra gener är en fantastisk, humoristisk och emellanåt smärtsamt privat resa genom ett hyperaktuellt vetenskapligt fält som under de senaste åren dessutom har skapat förutsättningar för en kommersiell marknad.

Acclaimed journalist Lone Frank embarks on an incredible adventure to the frontiers of neuroscience, revealing how today’s top scientists are reinventing human nature, morality, happiness, health, and reality itself.Interlacing bizarre experiments, cutting-edge science, and irreverent interviews, The Neurotourist is an odyssey through the mind-bending revolution underway in the new age of the brain.