A lobotomy is a neurosurgical procedure, a form of psychosurgery, also known as a leukotomy or leucotomy. While the procedure has been controversial since its inception in 1935, it was a mainstream ...
My friend Jesper Vaczy Kragh has recently published an excellent book on the history of lobotomy in Denmark. Lobotomy was a psychosurgical treatment for mental illness that became popular during the ...
In the early 20th century we had very little understanding of mental illness and how to treat it. Into this knowledge vacuum stepped Walter Freeman, a charismatic American neurologist with a bold ...
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