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Mar. 3rd, 2005 02:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silversolitaireSomething new I have learnt today:
Trepanation, also known as trephinning or trepanning, is a form of surgery where a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, leaving the membrane around the brain intact. It addresses health problems that relate to abnormal intracranial pressure.
However, there are advocates who suggest trepanation even for healthy people, claiming that after an operation capillaries in the brain should operate on a higher metabolism resulting in a higher state of consciousness. Some claim spiritual benefits.
Wow... I mean, reading this it makes sense. Allow the brain to expand more, circulate etc. to increase brain function. But of course my common sense tells me this is insane and of course it doesn't work. It just baffles me to think that someone could drill a hole into their skull because of this. I don't even want to think about all the risks. And yet, very interesting o.o. Reminds me of "From Hell".
Trepanation, also known as trephinning or trepanning, is a form of surgery where a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, leaving the membrane around the brain intact. It addresses health problems that relate to abnormal intracranial pressure.
However, there are advocates who suggest trepanation even for healthy people, claiming that after an operation capillaries in the brain should operate on a higher metabolism resulting in a higher state of consciousness. Some claim spiritual benefits.
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Wow... I mean, reading this it makes sense. Allow the brain to expand more, circulate etc. to increase brain function. But of course my common sense tells me this is insane and of course it doesn't work. It just baffles me to think that someone could drill a hole into their skull because of this. I don't even want to think about all the risks. And yet, very interesting o.o. Reminds me of "From Hell".
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Date: 2005-03-03 02:31 pm (UTC)Okay, right off the bat. There's a reason why pressure builds up in your brain. Imagine if something like this was used for lowering blood pressure x_x; "Heeey there, we're just gonna drain another pint of blood this week. Hope you're not feeling too woozy." I mean, of course that WOULD lower your blood pressure, so that must be healthy too! :D!!!
This procedure sounds like cutting off your finger over a hang-nail. Or for healthy people, cutting off a healthy finger to prevent hang-nails!
... not to say there may NEVER be a reason for this to come up and be necessary, just as there is, undoubtedly, times when one must lose a finger due to excessive injury to it and there's no way to save it, removing it being for the best. But this article is... just bleh.