Below are posts I’ve written for Scientific American on brain implants and other devices that can supposedly fix disabled brains and enhance healthy ones. Please let me know about missing stories, broken links or other problems. See also my book Mind-Body Problems, available online for free. -- John Horgan
Much-Hyped Brain-Implant Treatment for Depression Suffers Setback
Much-touted Deep-Brain-Stimulation Treatment for Depression Fails Another Trial
Patient in Failed Depression-Implant Trial Tells His Painful Story
Journalists Offer Sharply Divergent Views of Brain Implants for Depression
Return of Electro-Cures Exposes Psychiatry's Weakness
Why Optogenetic Methods for Manipulating Brains Don’t Light Me Up
Why Optogenetics Doesn’t Light Me Up: The Sequel
Tribute to Jose Delgado, Legendary and Slightly Scary Pioneer of Mind Control
Bizarre Brain-Implant Experiment Sought to "Cure" Homosexuality
Do We Need Brain Implants to Keep Up with Robots?
Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea?
How Technology Can Make Valentine's Day Much, Much Better
The Forgotten Era of Brain Chips (Scientific American Magazine)
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