leucotomy

Noun

Meaning

surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes

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Some have attributed his development of leucotomy to a determination on his part to win the Nobel after these disappointments. Source: Internet

It was suggested by American physiologist John Farquhar Fulton who, at a meeting of the Society of British Neurosurgeons in 1947, said "were it feasible, cingulectomy in man would seem an appropriate place for limited leucotomy". Source: Internet

Moniz targeted the frontal lobes in the leucotomy procedure he first conceived in 1933. Source: Internet

Prior to the leucotomy, the chimps engaged in typical behavior including throwing feces and fighting. Source: Internet

There were no deaths and he did not consider that any patients had deteriorated following leucotomy. Source: Internet

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