... that if this bundle of nerves was severed their seizure would either cease or a the very least be better controlled. From this surgical procedure it was discovered that the two hemispheres had different methods of processing information, as well as controlling parts of the body. The left ... is quite another matter. The mind remains unseen and physically immeasurable, yet appears to be the part of us that controls everything. This surgical procedure called "commissurotomy" was pioneered by Roger Sperry and Ronald Myers in the late nineteen fifties. Initially they began experimenting with ...

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... . The technique involves inserting fine needles under the skin at selected points and agitating them. The acupuncture mechanism is not well-established, although it is believed that the procedure excites an endorphin method of pain control. Some experiments have shown high levels of endorphin in the cerebrospinal fluid after acupuncture (Slavkin, 2000). Local electrical stimulation- Applying ... brief pulses of electricity to nerve endings under the skin in the affected area--a procedure called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, or TENS--reportedly gives excellent pain relief t...

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