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Experimental Neurosurgery [PDF]
In July 1973, a three-judge Circuit Corut for Wayne County Mich., ruled that experimental psychosurgery could not be performed on any person involuntarily detained in state mental institutions, even if consent were given to the experiment (Kaimowitz v ...
Allen, Francis A., Burt, Robert A.
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The History of Lobotomies: Examining its Impacts on Marginalized Groups and the Development of Psychosurgery [PDF]
Frontal lobotomies, which are defined as the lesioning of the frontal lobe from the rest of the brain, were performed extensively from the 1930s to the 1960s in Europe and the United States, significantly impacting psychology and psychosurgery.
Godin, Simon, LeBlanc, Brett
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Status ontyczny osoby z perspektywy neuronauk (The ontological status of a person from the perspective of neurosciences) [PDF]
Contemporary inquiry of the ontological status of a person is a matter of both philosophy and neurosciences. This article examines the question of person ontology from two interconnected perspectives.
Józef Bremer
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Ethical issues in deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is currently used to treat neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease (PD), essential tremor and dystonia, and is explored as an experimental treatment for psychiatric disorders like Major Depression (MD) and Obsessive ...
Maartje eSchermer
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The Origins of Human Functional Stereotaxis: A Reappraisal [PDF]
In order to shed light on the first application of human functional stereotactic neurosurgery, whether it was in the realm of movement disorders, as has been claimed repeatedly, or in the realm of psychiatry, a review of the original scholarly literature
Hariz, Marwan+2 more
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In Scandinavia, at least 11.500 people were lobotomized in the period 1939–1983. Beside grave personality changes, the surgery caused epilepsy in 10–35% of the patients. Moreover, many died due to perioperative bleedings, convulsive status epilepticus or
Mia Tuft, Karl O. Nakken
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Material appearing below is thought to be of particular interest to Linacre Quarterly readers because of its moral, religious, or philosophic content. The medical literature constitutes the primary, but not the sole source of such material.
Catholic Physicians\u27 Guild
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Psihochirurgia – aspecte etice [PDF]
Background: Psychosurgery was an intensely studied and practiced field of medicine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, demonstrated in medieval works of art.
Calancea, Elena
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An Interview with Dr. Daniel Callahan, Bioethics Pioneer
Daniel Callahan, PhD, is an internationally recognized thought leader in bioethics. A philosopher by training, Callahan co-founded the Hastings Center, a nonpartisan bioethics research institution, in 1969, and has contributed prolifically to the field ...
Voices in Bioethics
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PSYCHOSURGERY – ETHICAL ASPECTS [PDF]
Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu”, Chişinău, Republica MoldovaIntroducere: Psihochirurgia a fost un domeniu intens studiat și practicat în medicina secolelor XIX-XX, demonstrată și în operele de artă din perioada ...
Calancea, Elena
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