#6: Lone Frank – Robert Heath, the forgotten inventor of Deep Brain Stimulation
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In this episode, Lone Frank shares insight about her book “The Pleasure Shock: The Rise of Deep Brain Stimulation and Its Forgotten Inventor” in which she delved into the academic life of a true pioneer of our field. Robert Heath invented deep brain stimulation in the 1950ies and was a remarkable pioneer of our field. Lone's book takes us on a trip delving deep into the discoveries – but also controversies around Heath and his contemporaries, such as José Delgado and Frank Ervin.
#6: Lone Frank – Robert Heath, the forgotten inventor of Deep Brain Stimulation