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.[1]
In December 1950, the Soviet Union's Ministry of Health banned lobotomies.[2]
References
- ↑ "Rosemary Kennedy".
- ↑ Order 1003 (9 December 1950), vol. 20(1) (1951) (Russian: Приказ МЗ СССР 1003 (9 декабря 1950)). Невропатология и психиатрия [Neuropathology and Psychiatry].