Recent Examples on the WebLeading up to the invention of the lobotomy—or leukotomy, as it was also called—doctors like Swiss psychiatrist Gottlieb Burckhardt experimented with removing parts of the brain as a way to ameliorate the symptoms of mental illness.—Lyz Lenz, Marie Claire, 31 Mar. 2017
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