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A '''lobotomy''' is the practice of severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex.

[[John F. Kennedy]] ordered a lobotomy on [[Rosemary Kennedy]] in 1941 to "calm her mood swings", which left her permanently incapacitated.<ref>{{Web citation|url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/rosemary-kennedy|title=Rosemary Kennedy}}</ref>

In December 1950, the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union's]] [[USSR Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health]] banned lobotomies.<ref>{{Citation|trans-title=Приказ МЗ СССР 1003 (9 декабря 1950)|trans-lang=Russian|title=Order 1003 (9 December 1950)|publisher=Невропатология и психиатрия [Neuropathology and Psychiatry]|year=1951|volume=20(1)|page=17–18}}</ref>

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