_____, usually reserved for patients with severe depression who are suicidal, occurs when an electric current is passed through the right hemisphere of the brain

a) A lobotomy
b) The split-brain operation
c) Cingulotomy
d) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)


Answer: d

Psychology

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