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Psychosurgery is the surgical removal or destruction of brain tissue or the cutting of brain tissue to disconnect one part of the brain from another with the intent of altering behavior. Usually it is performed in the absence of direct evidence of existing structural disease or damage in the brain.
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National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (1979): Report and Recommendations: Psychosurgery. Department of Health and Human Services, Pub No (OS) 77–002. Washington DC: US Government Printing Office
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Bivens, L.W. (1989). Psychosurgery. In: Abnormal States of Brain and Mind. Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience . Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6768-8_45
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