Question

In the 1950's, emily had a procedure done to her in which the doctor used an instrument to cut the nerve fibers connecting her prefrontal cortex to the rest of the brain. this procedure, called _____________, left her withdrawn and unable to care for herself.

Answer 1

A lobotomy

Lobotomy is a surgical procedure in which the nerve pathways in the brain's prefrontal lobe are severed. Lobotomy was formerly used as a radical therapeutic measure for the treatment of schizophrenia, manic depression, mania (bipolar disorder), and other mental illnesses.