Brain control: a critical examination of brain stimulation and psychosurgery |
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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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Bibliographic information
| Title | Brain control: a critical examination of brain stimulation and psychosurgery A Wiley-Interscience publication |
| Author | Elliot S. Valenstein |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Wiley, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jul 26, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0471897841, 9780471897842 |
| Length | 407 pages |
| Subjects | › Brain Brain stimulation Medical / Neurology Medical / Neuroscience Psychosurgery |
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