Lona Frank, a biologist, a famous popularizer of science, the author of numerous books and popular science films, introduces the reader to the results of her new investigation. This almost detective story tells about the invention of deep brain stimulation - a new treatment method that became a chance for salvation for a huge number of patients locked for life in psychiatric clinics, and its forgotten creator - Dr. Robert Heath. Scientists came to impressive results that even interested the CIA. Having gained the ability to influence emotions and correct people's behavior, Heath and his team were faced with ethical questions that had not previously faced medicine. Is it possible to so unceremoniously infiltrate a person’s consciousness and control it? Who has the right to this? Who can use the results of the new technique and for what purposes?

For a wide range of readers interested in the genre of investigative journalism and issues of the history of science, new methods of researching the brain and human behavior.