Posted by SLS on January 27, 2011, at 4:55:58
In reply to Re: A better DBS?, posted by jhj on January 27, 2011, at 4:12:35
>
> How does it compare with frontal lobotomy? Is it in anyway better than frontal lobotomy?The ablation (burning away of tissue) of anterior cingulate is a much more precise at targeting an area of the brain that helps regulate mood. A frontal lobotomy is a crude attempt at pacifying behaviorally activated psychosis. The tissue removed during this procedure often results in a deficit of affect and cognitive impairments. The regions of the brain that are chosen to interrupt for these two procedures are completely different.
I suppose they could find the exact location of the tissue to ablate using the same type of electrodes used in DBS as a probe. When they find the spot that elicits the greatest change in mood (which is instantaneous), that area would be ablated.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
poster:SLS
thread:977989
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20110115/msgs/978063.html