The prefrontal cortex is a cortical area located in the anterior frontal lobe, including several subdivisions (e.g. ventromedial, dorsolateral, orbitofrontal cortices). The prefrontal cortex ...

First they gave a series of alcohol injections to the frontal lobe (through holes drilled in ... such radical treatments as shock therapy and lobotomy. In the United States, neurology professor ...

The lobotomy was developed to treat severe mental health conditions like schizophrenia ... He drilled holes into his ...

A lobotomy is a type of brain surgery that involves the removal or cutting of a portion of the brain, usually for the purpose ...