PERSONALITY CHANGES AFTER OPERATIONS ON THE CINGULATE GYRUS IN MAN
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- 1 August 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 16 (3) , 186-193
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.16.3.186
Abstract
Bilateral ablations of areas of the cingulate gyrus 3 cm. long and 1 cm. wide above the rostral half of the corpus callosum in 8 patients consistently reduced inhibition, perseveration, and excessive self-concern.Keywords
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