The proven effectiveness of neuromodulation and stimulation techniques for the
management of psychiatric disorders has brought strongly needed innovation in psychiatry …

In this article, we explore a specific controversy about animal experimentation and animal
models in the recent history of deep brain stimulation (DBS), and we question its …

This book draws on medical sociology and science and technology studies to develop a
novel conceptual framework for understanding innovation processes, using the case study …

Technology takes an unprecedented position in contemporary society. In particular, it has
become part and parcel of governmental attempts to manufacture life in new ways. Such …

Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) aims to optimise cognitive abilities of people who
suffer from schizophrenia in order to improve their social adaptation. This therapeutic …

Over the last three decades, the neurosciences have emerged as a prestigious and
influential force in industrial society research. In an ascendance that in many ways parallels …

This contribution intends to explore patients' lived experience, with a focus on the temporal
dimension. On the basis of a qualitative study that led me to interview persons with …

In the past 50 years, an ethical-legal boundary has been drawn between treatment and
research. It is based on the reasoning that the two activities pursue different purposes …

Cet article esquisse la situation actuelle des relations entre les sciences sociales et les
neurosciences, dans une perspective épistémologique, historique et critique. Il aborde dans …

As a treatment approved and certified for certain neurological diseases, deep brain
stimulation (DBS) sometimes produces spectacular results quickly. It is also a powerful …