http://www.trepanationguide.com/
(or for a more objective view, try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanation)
"Trepanation, also known as trephinning or trepanning, is a form of surgery where a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, leaving the membrane around the brain intact. It addresses health problems that relate to abnormal intracranial pressure.
However, there are advocates who suggest trepanation even for healthy people, claiming that after an operation capillaries in the brain should operate on a higher metabolism resulting in a higher state of consciousness. Some claim spiritual benefits."
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i remember once seeing something on TV, a sort of documentary (i say 'sort of' because i have no idea how credible the thing was) about people who performed brain surgery on themselves. they showed the process of one woman who, if i recall correctly, did so on a regular basis. the area of operation was similar to that illustrated here - it must have been about trepanation, since the only reason i can imagine someone operating on their own brain would be to achieve the described effects. *shudder*
have you ever read "zombie", by joyce carol oates?
my sister always got a huge kick out of the song title "I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me Than a Frontal Lobotomy".
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