Lobotomies, the severing of the portion of the cerebral cortex ("lobe") that controls impulses, were not an ancient art. A procedure from the 1930s and on, they were initially performed by passing a flexible rod through holes drilled in the patient's temples, and swirling the rod to sever the brain tissue. Later, an "ice pick" method was perfected by an American doctor.
Lobotomies were first performed on 20 patients in 1935 in Portugal by Dr. Egas Moniz, after he watched a Yale neurologist perform an experimental lobotomy on a chimpanzee. In 1944, Moniz was shot and paralyzed by one of his lobotomy patients. In 1955, he was beaten to death by another lobotomy patient.
So much for impulse control. Nevertheless, Dr. Moniz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work.
Lobotomies were first performed on 20 patients in 1935 in Portugal by Dr. Egas Moniz, after he watched a Yale neurologist perform an experimental lobotomy on a chimpanzee. In 1944, Moniz was shot and paralyzed by one of his lobotomy patients. In 1955, he was beaten to death by another lobotomy patient.
So much for impulse control. Nevertheless, Dr. Moniz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work.
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