The benefit of deep brain stimulation over other psychosurgeries is that it __________

a. does not create any permanent changes in the brain
b. directly delivers medication to the brain where psychosurgery merely severs neural connections
c. slowly creates lesions in the brain in the desired places, which reduces the amount of recovery time needed
d. reduces the number of connections in the brain


Answer: A

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