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 ...

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

The lobotomy was developed to treat severe mental ... He drilled holes into his patient's skull and injected pure alcohol into the frontal lobe to destroy the nerves and tissue.