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      Meta-Post: Posts on Brain Implants

      Cross-Check columns on brain implants and other technologies for manipulating minds

      • By John Horgan on May 17, 2019
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      Meta-Post: Posts on Brain Implants
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      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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        John Horgan directs the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology. His books include The End of Science, The End of War and Mind-Body Problems, available for free at mindbodyproblems.com. For many years he wrote the popular blog Cross Check for Scientific American.

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