Psychosurgery, also called neurosurgery for mental disorder or functional neurosurgery, is surgery in which brain tissue is destroyed with the aim of...

modern history of psychosurgery begins in the 1880s under the Swiss psychiatrist Gottlieb Burckhardt. The first significant foray into psychosurgery in the...

Psychosurgery is a surgical operation that destroys brain tissue in order to alleviate the symptoms of mental disorder. The lesions are usually, but not...

destruction of a part of the brain Bioethics and medical ethics Frontal lobe disorder Frontal lobe injury Psychosurgery History of psychosurgery in the United...

psychosurgery was attempted only intermittently. On November 12, 1935, a new psychosurgery procedure was performed in Portugal under the direction of...

brief history of lobotomy"". aaas.org. Miguel A, Faria (5 April 2013). ""Violence, mental illness, and the brain – A brief history of psychosurgery: Part...

MA (2013). "Violence, mental illness, and the brain - A brief history of psychosurgery: Part 3 - From deep brain stimulation to amygdalotomy for violent...

psychiatry History of psychiatric institutions History of psychosurgery History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom Lobotomy – consists of cutting or...

cingulotomy is a form of psychosurgery, introduced in 1948 as an alternative to lobotomy. Today, it is mainly used in the treatment of depression and obsessive-compulsive...

Amygdalotomy is a form of psychosurgery which involves the surgical removal or destruction of the amygdala, or parts of the amygdala. It is usually a last-resort...