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Reading through the treatment, it seems somewhat perilous to reproduce in the manner described. One would hope that a surgical treatment replicating the effect
by ghshephard 12y ago
Reading through the treatment, it seems somewhat perilous to reproduce in the manner described. One would hope that a surgical treatment replicating the effects (if not the exact manner) of this cure could be researched - thought that to is not without it's challenges...
- meowface 12y agoIt's no different from a lobotomy. It has a decent chance of correcting the targeted affliction, but with destructive side effects often far worse than the original condition. In some rare cases lobotomies successfully treated mental illness without impacting functioning in other ways though, just like what happened here.
- ars 12y agoIn concept no. But it's more targeted so might work better.
- PhasmaFelis 12y agoIt appears that it already exists, according to the last paragraph: > As a last resort, neurosurgeons will occasionally remove part of the left front lobe of the brain, where the obsessive behavior is thought to originate. The operation is probably performed between 10 and 30 times a year in the United States, with mixed results, said Dr. Thomas Ballantine of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.