Legends of Surgery
Legends of Surgery
Tyler Rouse
Episode 73 - The History of the Lobotomy
24 minutes Posted Oct 31, 2018 at 7:43 pm.
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In this episode, we'll cover the strange and sometimes disturbing history of psychosurgery, and in particular, the frontal lobotomy. We'll meet the Nobel Prize winning Egas Moniz as well as the physician and self-promoter Walter Freeman. And as a special bonus, we'll briefly cover the history of zombies!