How brain implants are treating depression
An experimental surgery that sends electricity into the brain may offer relief from mental disorders
Jon Nelson, shown here with his son, struggled with severe depression for years.
Aidan Kahn
Electricity Saved My Brain
This is the first part in a series on deep brain stimulation for depression.
[Content warning: This story contains discussion of suicide.]
On a hot, sunny Sunday afternoon in Manhattan, time froze for Jon Nelson. He stood on the sidewalk and said good-bye to his three kids, whose grandfather had come into the city from Long Island to pick them up.