Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Book Reading #34 - Opening Skinner's Box

Chapter 10

Summary:
This chapter talks about psycho surgery and the effects it has. The surgery is described as injecting alcohol into the brain to kill nerve tissue, thus "curing" the patient. It goes further by comparing it with Prozac by stating that it is unclear how it works but that it works none the less.




Discussion:
This chapter reminded me of the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind because it aims at helping people by causing brain damage. I also feel that if the surgery provides results with the results outweighing any side effects, the people should continue doing so. I say this because I have taken Prozac and I feel the side effects are sometimes worth the results.

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