Morbid

Episode 487: Walter Freeman

Aug 21, 2023
American neurologist Walter Freeman developed a non-surgical procedure for lobotomy called transorbital lobotomy. The podcast discusses the horror and indiscriminate use of lobotomy, explores the mother-child relationship, and explores Walter Freeman's academic struggles and career decision. It also covers the importance of frontal lobes, effects of lobotomy on patients, and varying outcomes of the surgical procedure for mental illnesses.
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