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Introduction One Flew Over the Cockoo’s Nest presents a flashing array of images and scenes that are impossible to ignore and impossible to forget. One particular scene, where Jack Nicholson is being led to bed with a marring scar on his forehead, is among the most socially disturbing. For, we find it hard to believe that humanity had "scrambled" the brains of those who could not live within the confines of society. Nicholson’s …

…the subject. At this present state, inconclusive evidence makes theories weak. Also, one must take into consideration the basic pre-suppositions we hold when contemplating psychosurgery. The brain is sacred to humanity. We localize our thoughts, feelings and perceptions to it. Serious ethical, medical, and societal implications arise from psychosurgery. Humanity has entered a new and exotic age, we can all hope that the proper ethical considerations are had before we enter this age too fast.