The Strange Story of How the Lobotomy Led to Modern Brain Science
Dec 3, 2024
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Dr. Theodore Schwartz, A neurosurgeon as well as a professor of neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine—and the author of Grey Matters, shines some light into the dark history of the lobotomy—and how it led to innovation and modern-day brain surgery.