Personality and Neurosurgery

I. Introduction.- Address.- Address.- II. Meaning of Human Personality.- Behaviourism East and West.- The Problem of Mind Eastern Philosophy.- The Dynamics of Personality. An East European View.- The Concept of "Persona": Substance or Relation.- III. Methodology of Personality Evaluation.- Methodology of the Evaluation of the Personality.- Discussion on Methods for the Evaluation of the Personality. Normal Brain / Damaged Brain.- IV. Changes of Personality as Consequence of Severe Brain Injuries.- Personality Change After Severe Head Injury.- Post-Traumatic Personality: as Many Cases as Individuals.- Post-Traumatic Psychoses.- Personality After Head Injury.- A Relativistic Cybernetic Model for the Personality Disorders Caused by Head Injuries.- Unexpected Improvement After Prolonged Post-Traumatic Vegetative State.- Personality Traits After Prolonged Vegetative State. Reflections on "Unexpected Improvement After Prolonged Post-Traumatic Vegetative State".- Two Cases of Painters Operated More than Ten Years Ago for Intracranial Lesions. Evolution of Their Artistic Production.- Concluding Remarks to Preceding Contributions of N. Sichez-Auclair and A. Violon.- V. Epilepsy and Personality.- Personality Disorders and Epilepsy.- Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy. Restoration of Personality?.- Epilepsy and Verbal Behaviour.- VI. Aphasia and Personality.- Aphasia and Personality.- VII. Psychosurgery and Personality.- Psychosurgery and Personality Disorders.- Historical Overview of Psychosurgery and Its Problematic.- Regarding the Experimental Neurophysiological Basis of Psychosurgery.- Aspects of Personality in Patients with Anxiety Disorders Undergoing Capsulotomy.- Posteromedial Hypothalamotomy in the Treatment of Violent, Aggressive Behaviour.- Stereotactic Operation inBehaviour Disorders. Amygdalotomy and Hypothalamotomy.- Psychosurgery Today.- Psychiatric and Neuropsychological Findings After Stereotactic Hypothalamotomy, in Cases of Extreme Sexual Aggressivity.- Experiences in Psycho-Surgery in the Netherlands.- Psychosurgery and Personality-Some Legal Considerations.- Ethics of Psychosurgery.- Ethics of Functional Neurosurgery.- VIII. General Conclusions.- General Conclusions.