Show Controversial j Brain Control Operations operations are a hardy perennial for publicity and The past year has seen one of these recurring of public action and interest in mind THIS upsurge of attention has revolved particularly around operations long known as more as A flood of concern regarding Federal support of lobotomy and research The position of the National Institute of Mental as the principal HEW agency in the mental health and of the HEW is ALTHOUGH HEW does not support research in it does maintain a strict policy for the pro-lection of human subjects involved in Federally supported research In this the distinction between psychosurgery and is important Psychosurgery is surgery performed for the purpose of altering while is surgery to correct or remove diseased brain FROM patients who have suffered brain injury or other we have been able to learn a great deal of what we now know about brain functioning and the effects of brain damage on Although this research does not involve psychosurgery for human it is nonetheless subject to rigorous scientific and administrative review by special committees at the research |