A Brief History Of The Lobotomy
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A Brief History of the Lobotomy
Friederich Golz believed that brain surgery would be beneficial for people diagnosed with a mental illness. In 1890, Golz experimented on his dog to determine what kinds of effects humans might experience after portions of their temporal lobes were removed. After conducting the procedure, he considered his dog to be calmer and less aggressive.
Fascinated by the idea of brain surgery, Gottlieb Burkhardt decided to attempt this type of surgery on six patients who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Burkhardt oversaw a Swiss psychiatric hospital; although he might have had good intentions, two out of the six patients died after the procedure and those who remained appeared
A Brief History of the Lobotomy
Friederich Golz believed that brain surgery would be beneficial for people diagnosed with a mental illness. In 1890, Golz experimented on his dog to determine what kinds of effects humans might experience after portions of their temporal lobes were removed. After conducting the procedure, he considered his dog to be calmer and less aggressive.
Fascinated by the idea of brain surgery, Gottlieb Burkhardt decided to attempt this type of surgery on six patients who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Burkhardt oversaw a Swiss psychiatric hospital; although he might have had good intentions, two out of the six patients died after the procedure and those who remained appeared