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True or false: Patients are always put under anesthesia during brain surgery.
True or false: Patients are always put under anesthesia during brain surgery.
False
True or false: Lobotomies are still a common treatment for psychiatric diseases.
True or false: Lobotomies are still a common treatment for psychiatric diseases.
False
True or false: Deep brain stimulation involves placing an electrode in the spine.
True or false: Deep brain stimulation involves placing an electrode in the spine.
False
True or false: The brain has pain receptors, making brain surgery a painful experience for patients.
True or false: The brain has pain receptors, making brain surgery a painful experience for patients.
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True or false: The gamma knife is a type of brain surgery that uses radiation to treat disorders.
True or false: The gamma knife is a type of brain surgery that uses radiation to treat disorders.
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True or false: Robots cannot be used in brain surgery due to the small size of the skull and brain.
True or false: Robots cannot be used in brain surgery due to the small size of the skull and brain.
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True or false: Brain computer interfaces are currently able to access information through Bluetooth implants.
True or false: Brain computer interfaces are currently able to access information through Bluetooth implants.
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True or false: Brain surgery for tremors involves testing the patient's ability to drink from a cup or sign their name.
True or false: Brain surgery for tremors involves testing the patient's ability to drink from a cup or sign their name.
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Study Notes
- The brain feels like a mix between tofu and Jello.
- Patients have to be awake for brain surgery in certain cases, especially when operating on areas related to language.
- Brain surgery for tremors involves testing the patient's ability to drink from a cup or sign their name.
- The brain has no pain receptors, so patients don't feel pain during brain surgery.
- Lobotomies were once used as a treatment for psychiatric diseases before falling out of favor.
- Neurosurgery encompasses brain surgery and involves treating surgical conditions of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerve.
- The gamma knife is a type of stereotactic radio surgery that uses pinpoint beams of radiation to treat certain disorders.
- Deep brain stimulation involves placing an electrode in the brain to regulate abnormal electrical activity that causes diseases like Parkinson's.
- Robots are already being used in the operating room, but limitations exist for brain surgery due to the skull and brain's small size.
- Brain computer interfaces are close to helping neuroplasticity, but having a Bluetooth implant in the brain to access information is still decades away.
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Description
Explore interesting facts about neurosurgery, including the use of innovative techniques like deep brain stimulation and the gamma knife. Learn about historical treatments like lobotomies and the challenges of operating on the brain with robots.
