An operative procedure on the brain that is designed to relieve severe mental symptoms that have not responded to other forms of treatment is called _____.

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The operative procedure described in the question is known as psychosurgery, which involves the surgical manipulation of brain tissue to treat severe mental symptoms. Options A and B are specific types of psychosurgery procedures, but not all psychosurgery procedures are cortical operations or transorbital lobotomies.

An Operative Procedure on the Brain That Is Designed to Relieve