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What is an action potential?


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Trephining

An ancient surgical intervention where a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, exposing the dura mater to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases.

Biotherapy Techniques

Treatments in medical and mental health disciplines that involve using living organisms, substances derived from living organisms, or synthetic versions of such substances to treat or prevent disease.

Psychosurgery

A type of brain surgery, such as lobotomy, performed to alter behavior and treat mental illness by removing or destroying brain tissue.

Electroshock Treatment

Also known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from mental disorders.

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