hazelm Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/163d404c55a76fe0 This is an interesting article about reasons for and against doing surgery on the amygdala of overly-agressive persons. The pros and cons, how choices of decisions are made and the failures as well as the successes are described. The reasons for deciding to go ahead with the process leave one thinking hard. "1984"? Orwell? From previous experiences, I have to explain this. Some of you can just click on the URL above and go right to the site. It is a copy of several pages directly from the book. For those who cannot get it that way, you will need to search "delanceyplace.com" and bring it up. Book title: "The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst" by Robert M Sapolsky. Edited June 6, 2018 by hazelm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moronium Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 Brings to mind the truism that I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelm Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 I found a review of the book. It seems to be a book more about criminality of humans and why we behave badly than about brain surgery. They apparently just latched onto that section. Well worth reading but more would have been interesting. There is a lot of brain surgery going on now for various purposes. How much of it is wise, I do not know but often wonder. A whole new science to watch. Definitely a surgery I do not want. Brains cannot be replaced or regrown - yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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