Uncover the history of the lobotomy, and find out why it's considered one of the most controversial procedures of the 20th century: | TED-Ed

Let’s talk about the history of the prefrontal lobotomy, psychosurgery, and Rosemary Kennedy. Frontal lobotomy, the sectioning of the prefrontal cortex, and leucotomy, the severing of the underlying white matter, for the treatment of mental disorders, reached a peak of popularity after World War II. But development of this surgery began in the 1930s with the work of the celebrated Egas Moniz, who also made his mark in neuroradiology as the father of cerebral angiography. Moniz and Lima performed