The Deep End

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Many of us are struggling. But treatments for mental health disorders like depression don’t help everyone. Join us for a 6-part look at the lives of people who have volunteered to test an experimental therapy: permanent brain implants. It will change the way you think about mental health, the brain and maybe even yourself.

  1. 에피소드1

    Meet Jon Nelson

    Hear why he volunteered to get brain implants for his relentless depression.

    23분

  2. 에피소드2

    ‘It felt like dread’

    Jon Nelson explains what it’s like to live with severe depression, and listeners hear the backstory of an experimental treatment involving brain implants.

    25분

  3. 에피소드3

    The void is gone

    Jon Nelson wasn’t scared of brain surgery. His worry about the procedure was the same amount of worry he had about getting his teeth cleaned — none. What happened next was surreal.

    24분

  4. 에피소드4

    Living with brain electrodes

    After surgery, Jon went through some big transformations. But his relief came with trade-offs.

    26분

  5. 에피소드5

    A 'no casserole' disease

    Jon details the intense stigma, shame and judgement that comes with depression and its treatments. Is there something different about changing our brains versus other body parts?

    23분

  6. 에피소드6

    Their depression is gone. Now what?

    Several years after surgery, Jon and others have found relief. Here’s a look at what’s next for them and what’s next for deep brain stimulation research.

    24분

  7. 시즌1 예고편

    The Deep End Trailer

    Brain implants for depression: It sounds like science fiction but it’s real. The Deep End, a new podcast from Science News, will give you a glimpse of what it’s like to live with electrodes in your brain. It might change how you think about mental health, the brain and what makes you you.

    3분
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Many of us are struggling. But treatments for mental health disorders like depression don’t help everyone. Join us for a 6-part look at the lives of people who have volunteered to test an experimental therapy: permanent brain implants. It will change the way you think about mental health, the brain and maybe even yourself.

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