Bilateral cingulotomy was first proposed as an alternative to the lobotomy in 1947 by American physiologist John Farquhar Fulton.
There, the surgeon will make a half-inch cut or burn to severe the circuit.
Recovery from the operation takes around four days.
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Some people complain of apathy following surgery, while others will experience memory lapses.
These are uncommon side effects, but potential risks that candidates of the surgery would need to consider.
Of these, more than half of these indicated that they no longer needed painkillers.
As such, it is currently not endorsed as a means ofbipolar treatment.
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