Science News | Jon Nelson wants you to know how electricity saved his brain | Science News @ScienceNewsMag | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 14 minutes ago.
Jon Nelson is one of dozens of people currently in clinical trials that aim to heal mental disorders with brain implants. The technique is called deep brain stimulation (DBS), and it’s built on the scientific premise that electrical stimulation can reset brains that are in the grips of powerful and devastating psychiatric disorders such as depression. In this video, Jon describes his depression, his experience with DBS and how his mental health affects his family.

This video was made possible with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

CREDITS
Video producer & editor
Luke Groskin

Reporter
Laura Sanders

Supervising producer
Helen Thompson

Special thanks
The Nelsons, Elizabeth Quill, Ashley Yeager, Nancy Shute

Additional footage & stills
Hugo Nelson, Mount Sinai Health System

Music
Epidemic Sound