Chapter 13

Question 1

A surgical procedure in which most of the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex are severed

Answer 1

Lobotomy

Question 2

Surgical procedure performed on the brain in order to alleviate severe symptoms of mental illness

Answer 2

Psychosurgery

Question 3

involves sending electric currents through the brain to induce a brief seizure and interrupt neutral impulses

Answer 3

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Question 4

Involves making lesions on parts of the brain to interrupt neutral impulses

Answer 4

Leucotomy

Question 5

Involves sending repeated pulses through a magnetic coil held close to the patient’s skull

Answer 5

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)