LobotomyLobotomy

It consists of cutting the connections It consists of cutting the connections to and from, or simply destroying, the to and from, or simply destroying, the prefrontal cortex. These procedures prefrontal cortex. These procedures often result in major personality often result in major personality changes.changes.

Lobotomies have been used in the past to Lobotomies have been used in the past to treat a wide range of mental illnesses treat a wide range of mental illnesses including schizophrenia, clinical including schizophrenia, clinical depression, and various anxiety disorders. depression, and various anxiety disorders. Since the development of such Since the development of such antipsychotic drugs such as Thorazine in antipsychotic drugs such as Thorazine in the 1950s, lobotomies and other forms of the 1950s, lobotomies and other forms of psychosurgery have become generally psychosurgery have become generally obsolete. obsolete.

They reach the frontal They reach the frontal lobe tissue through lobe tissue through the tear ducts. A the tear ducts. A mallet is used to mallet is used to force a surgical force a surgical instrument akin to an instrument akin to an ice pick through the ice pick through the thin layer of skull at thin layer of skull at the top of the eye the top of the eye socket. The pick is socket. The pick is then wiggled to then wiggled to damage the frontal damage the frontal lobelobe. .

This technique could be performed in a This technique could be performed in a doctor's office rather than in an doctor's office rather than in an operating room, and required only a operating room, and required only a few minutes to perform. few minutes to perform.

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