On our website, Brain Week<\/a> begins today, which means we publish an article from the magazine each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We begin with the story of colleague Mauro Mereu<\/a>, who set out to learn about electrical treatment techniques for mental illness. Because as long as our supercomputer is up to speed, it’s a fascinating organ. But for people with depression or other mental illnesses, it can sometimes feel like a prison. Treatment is often with drugs, which can have unpleasant side effects. Electrical therapy is developing rapidly and can provide relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I recommend that you read the articles not there, but in the magazine<\/a>. Because there, together with the fantastic design by colleague Marieke Brouwers, they tell one story. That of the brain, which is as elusive as it is surprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From now on, an edition of IO Next will appear every month. 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