The story of Henry Molaison is a sad one. Known as Patient H.M. to the medical community, he lost the ability to create memories after he underwent a lobotomy to treat his seizures. He did earn a ...
My friend Jesper Vaczy Kragh has recently published an excellent book on the history of lobotomy in Denmark. Lobotomy was a psychosurgical treatment for mental illness that became popular during the ...
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The Ice Pick Surgeon Who Made Lobotomies Popular
In the 1950s, a showman physician without surgical training popularized the ice-pick lobotomy, performing thousands across the U.S., despite leaving countless patients permanently impaired. White ...
Known as Patient H.M. to the medical community, Henry Molaison was lobotomized — and lost his ability to create memories in the process. His... The Lobotomy Of Patient H.M: A Personal Tragedy And ...
Known as Patient H.M. to the medical community, Henry Molaison was lobotomized — and lost his ability to create memories in the process. His... The story of Henry Molaison is a sad one. Known as ...
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