Changes in Psychological Test Performances of Brain-Operated Schizophrenics after 8 Years
- 16 January 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 129 (3342) , 149-150
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.129.3342.149
Abstract
Long-term effects of topectomy showed statistically significant losses not present shortly after psychosurgery in eight of 14 psychological test measures. Site of operation, length of postoperative interval, age, and nature of the measure were factors determining the effects of brain damage.Keywords
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