Hunting for Hedonia explores how the burgeoning technology of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) will impact human identity and our sense of self. DBS is a revolutionary tool in neuroscience and as a treatment it is crossing over from movement control in Parkinson's to alleviating mental illness. Trials are underway in depression, OCD, PTSD and eating disorders. In addition, DBS has a fascinating forgotten history. In 1950, psychiatrist Robert Heath was the first to implant electrodes deep in the brain of a human and in the ensuing years he treated more than 70 patients in his deep brain stimulation program at Tulane University. Heath wanted to cure schizophrenia, but expanded his method to be used to treat depression, chronic pain and even aggression. His method was to stimulate the brain's pleasure as he explored pleasure as part of the psychological healing process. But his focus on pleasure got him in trouble and erased him from scientific memory. Hunting for Hedonia contrasts history ... 译文(2): 《寻找 Hedonia 》探索了新兴的深层脑刺激(DBS)技术将如何影响人类身份和我们的自我意识。DBS 是神经科学领域的一种革命性工具，作为一种治疗手段，它正从帕金森氏症的运动控制跨越到缓解精神疾病。对抑郁症、强迫症、创伤后应激障碍和饮食失调的试验正在进行中。此外，DBS 还有一段引人入胜的被遗忘的历史。1950年，精神病学家罗伯特 · 希斯首次将电极植入人类大脑深处。在随后的几年里，他在自己的脑深部刺激计划中治疗了70多名杜兰大学。希思想要治愈精神分裂症，但是他把他的方法扩展到治疗抑郁症，慢性疼痛，甚至攻击性。他的方法是刺激大脑的快乐，因为他探索快乐作为心理治疗过程的一部分。但是他对快乐的关注让他陷入了麻烦并且将他从科学记忆中抹去。寻找赫多尼亚的历史对比鲜明。
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