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... damage alone is . But our best estimates are that ten million Americans have ob- vious damage , and five million more have a subtle form of it . ' " Fifteen million ? ' one reporter said . " That's one person in thirteen .'... 66 ...
... damage alone is . But our best estimates are that ten million Americans have ob- vious damage , and five million more have a subtle form of it . ' " Fifteen million ? ' one reporter said . " That's one person in thirteen .'... 66 ...
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... damage to the more medial ( orbital ) region at the base of the pre- frontal area are equally hard to specify . Several investiga- tors have electrically stimulated this region in animals and man and observed changes in such autonomic ...
... damage to the more medial ( orbital ) region at the base of the pre- frontal area are equally hard to specify . Several investiga- tors have electrically stimulated this region in animals and man and observed changes in such autonomic ...
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... damage in the hypothalamus , thalamus , and limbic structures of senile psychotics . The fact that similar ( perhaps less extensive ) damage is found in the brains of nonpsychotic senile patients , however , clearly diminishes the ...
... damage in the hypothalamus , thalamus , and limbic structures of senile psychotics . The fact that similar ( perhaps less extensive ) damage is found in the brains of nonpsychotic senile patients , however , clearly diminishes the ...
Contents
Brain Manipulations and the Control of Specific | 125 |
Therapeutic Applications of Brain Stimulation | 147 |
The Treatment of Movement Dis | 197 |
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