The Deep Brain Stimulator

The deep brain stimulation trial was for o c d, but changing the electrical patterns in her brain would probably also affect her depression. Magan had to be awake during thep ture so they could test whether they'd found the exact right spot. But they pumped her full of drugs, so she didn't even mind when they took a saw to her skull. She sat there as they worked, surrounded by people, and yet far away. Ford: "I remember kind of wanting to cry a little bit"