Brains and Bourbon Ep8 The Anesthesiology and the Ecstasy
May 21, 2014•1 hr 3 min
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Episode description
This week on Brains and Bourbon, we chat with Boris Heifets about anesthesia and the brain, treating Parkinson's disease with electrical stimulation, and why taking ecstasy might be a good idea if you suffer from depression*.
Dr. Heifets is an anesthesiologist at Stanford Hospital, as well as a postdoctoral researcher in Rob Malenka's lab.
*And you do it in your doctor's office.
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