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- Famous People Who Had a LobotomyThe first famous person was Phineas Gage, a railroad worker who had a serious accident resulting from an iron bar piercing through one side of his skill coming out the other. This amazing man lived.
- The End of Surgical Barbarism Known as the LobotomyBy the 1950's the tide had turned. Lobotomies did not produce the results the medical community was looking for. At best, they only helped one third of all patients, while irreversible brain damage was often the outcome.
- The Classic Lobotomy: Silencing Individuals ForeverFreeman's Icepick surgery could be performed in 10 minutes. The procedure was gruesome and experimental. There was no scientific prove that lobotomies helped patients at all.
- Icepick Lobotomy: Sticking an Icepick Over the Eye to Cure Mental IllnessWalter Freeman a neurologist, and neurosurgeon James Watts began to vigorously promote the lobotomy and it became mainstream treatment for mental patients for the next two decades.
- LobotomyThe gruesome history of the lobotomy and its impact on America as a whole. Includes properly cited sources.
- What is Lobotomy?This is a short article about the surgical operation called lobotomy, which involves cutting the white matter from the front of the brain, disconnecting the thalamus from the frontal lobe of the brain.
My Lobotomy: Author Details Life Before and After an Ice Pick Lobotomy"My Lobotomy" is a book about Howard Dully's life before, during and after an ice pick lobotomy. It's a fascinating book that takes you on Howard's quest to find out "why me?"- All About LobotomiesEverything you ever wanted to know about lobotomies but were afraid to ask.
Between Earth & Another PlaceBolts from the Blue- Episode 5 of 'The Kennedys' Delves into James Meredith, Joe's Stroke, and Rosemary's LobotomyEpisode 5 of "The Kennedys" looks at civil rights, focusing on the efforts of James Meredith, an African American, to enroll at segregated Ole Miss; Jackie and her addiction to amphetamines; Joe Kennedy's stroke; and Rosemary's lobotomy.
- LostNature poetry. This is something I wrote by stringing together various song titles and book titles. The last line of each stanza is solely mine.
- Bravely Flying Va-jay-jay First into the FutureWe are celebrating fifty years of beaming radio waves and other data into space. Ever wonder what else has slipped through?
- Anybody Want a Lobotomy? Pt 1 (excerpt a Vision of Murder)The former Lady Chamberlain meets her nightmares face to face, when while locked up inside of Lovecroft, she is hounded by the corpse of her dead husband whom she allegedly murder many months ago.
Erase Bad Memories?Science has made yet another breakthrough with the ability to erase particular memories in experimental mice. What could this mean for humans in the future?
Ideas : Old and NewOld ideas are often presumed to be 'worn out' or less valid than new ones. This presumption is no more valid than it would be to assume that all new ideas are good!


