Submission + - The New Lobotomy
An anonymous reader writes: Popular Science reports on a possible cure for extreme depression: "The most promising new treatment for severe depression isn't a pill. It's a permanent implant that shocks the brain." Currently, fewer than 50 patients have undergone the treatment, but the early results have been astonishingly promising — people experiencing results within hours of the the surgery.
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/7fe10fb25fef4110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/7fe10fb25fef4110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html