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The Deep End

The Deep End

Written by: Science News
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Many of us are struggling. But treatments for mental health disorders like depression don’t help everyone. Join us for a 6-part look at the lives of people who have volunteered to test an experimental therapy: permanent brain implants. It will change the way you think about mental health, the brain and maybe even yourself.

2025 Science
Episodes
  • The Deep End Trailer

    The Deep End Trailer
    Feb 3 2025

    Brain implants for depression: It sounds like science fiction but it’s real. The Deep End, a new podcast from Science News, will give you a glimpse of what it’s like to live with electrodes in your brain. It might change how you think about mental health, the brain and what makes you you.

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    3 mins
  • Meet Jon Nelson

    Meet Jon Nelson
    Feb 10 2025

    Hear why he volunteered to get brain implants for his relentless depression.
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    23 mins
  • ‘It felt like dread’

    ‘It felt like dread’
    Feb 17 2025

    Jon Nelson explains what it’s like to live with severe depression, and listeners hear the backstory of an experimental treatment involving brain implants.
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    25 mins
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