Psychosurgery: The Dark History of the Icepick Lobotomy
Transorbital Lobotomy: An Overview Transorbital lobotomy, also called “icepick” or “prefrontal” lobotomy, is a type of psychosurgical procedure that involves severing connections in the brain’s prefrontal cortex. This procedure was first developed in the 1940s as a way to treat psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. In the decades since, it has been used […]