[ExI] home neurosurgery

[Bryan Bishop]

On Wednesday 02 July 2008, Damien Broderick wrote:
> At 07:29 PM 7/2/2008 +0000, BillK wrote:
> >there is a big difference between
> >reading a book on brain surgery and thinking 'I could do that. It
> >doesn't look that difficult' and actually doing it on your kitchen
> >table.
> >
> >At least that's what I found out when I tried it..   ;)
>
> No, the trick is to try it first on *someone else*.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanation

I wouldn't recommend it. There are many neurosurgeons and they do, in 
fact, train people.

- Bryan
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