| Description |
1 online resource (x, 305 pages) |
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text file rda |
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Singing the brain electric -- The second coming -- Treat yourself -- How happy is too happy? -- The times they are a-changin' -- The secret history of hedonia -- A cure for violence -- Dreams from DARPA -- A grand mistake -- The machine in the mind. |
| Summary |
An assessment of Tulane psychiatrist Robert G. Heath's brain-pacemaker experiments examines his controversial work, allegedly part of the CIA's notorious "mind control" project, and discusses how his work has been adapted as mainstream therapies for mental illness and addiction. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-291) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Heath, Robert G. (Robert Galbraith), 1915-1999.
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Heath, Robert G (Robert Galbraith), 1915-1999. |
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Heath, Robert G. (Robert Galbraith), 1915-1999. |
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Brain stimulation -- Therapeutic use.
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Brain stimulation -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Mental illness -- Treatment.
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Deep Brain Stimulation -- history. |
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Mental Disorders -- therapy. |
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Physicians -- history. |
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History, 20th Century. |
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Brain stimulation -- Therapeutic use. |
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Mental illness -- Treatment. |
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Louisiana. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Frank, Lone, 1966- Pleasure shock New York, New York : Dutton, [2018] 9781101986530 (DLC) 2017029957 (OCoLC)991572310 |
| ISBN |
9781101986547 : $65.00 |
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1101986549 : $65.00 |
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