A brain surgeon begins an anterior cingulotomy by drilling a small hole into a patient's skull. The surgeon then inserts a tiny blade, cutting a path through brain tissue, then inserts a probe past sensitive nerves and bundles of blood vessels until it reaches a specific cluster of neural connections, a kind of switchboard linking emotional triggers to cognitive tasks. With the probe in place, the surgeon fires up a laser, burning away tissue until the beam has hollowed out about half a teaspoon of grey matter.
This is the shape of modern psychosurgery: Ablating parts of the brain to treat mental illnesses. Which might remind you of that maligned procedure, the lobotomy. But psychosurgeries are different. And not just because the ethics are better today; because the procedures actually work. Removing parts of a person's brain is always a dicey proposition. But for people who are mentally ill, when pills and psychiatry offer no solace, the laser-tipped probe can be a welcome relief.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday June 26 2015, @08:02PM
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(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2015, @08:30PM
Greek citizenship test question:
Your name is kurkosdr a college age Greek. You're standing at the foot of a king size bed. On the bed is the following:
1) An 8-year-old boy bent over, his cheeks spread, showing off his quivering asshole.
2) A college girl who just turned 18, spread eagle, lying on her back showing off her shaved, dripping wet pussy while furiously rubbing her clit?
Which do you choose?