How António Moniz Won the Nobel Prize for the Frontal Lobotomy in 1949https://medium.com/@hrnews1/how-antónio-moniz-won-the-nobel-prize-for-the-frontal-lobot...
I don’t even have to watch. It was because it looked like a miracle cure, successfully “treating” a lot of ailments.
The problem is it is barbaric and is based on weak or incomplete science. Victims sometimes lived with chronic pain, had secondary complications, and/or died as a result (go figure 🙄). Turns out, treating brains like scrambled eggs isn’t good medicine.
I don’t even have to watch. It was because it looked like a miracle cure, successfully “treating” a lot of ailments.
The problem is it is barbaric and is based on weak or incomplete science. Victims sometimes lived with chronic pain, had secondary complications, and/or died as a result (go figure 🙄). Turns out, treating brains like scrambled eggs isn’t good medicine.