The Social Context of “Do-It-Yourself” Brain Stimulation: Neurohackers, Biohackers, and Lifehackers

The “do-it-yourself” (DIY) brain stimulation movement began in earnest in late 2011, when lay individuals began building stimulation devices and applying low levels of electricity to their heads for self-improvement purposes. To date, scholarship on the home use of brain stimulation has focused on c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wexler, Anna
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
Format: Article
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124457