What is a lobotomy? Anyone know?

Question

WOW I did not think I would get so many answers I feel really stupid lol I will probably let you guys vote for best answer...my brain hurts I might need a lobotomy! lol!

Answer 1

surgery in the brain

Answer 2

It is a form of psychosurgery. It consists of cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex. These procedures often result in major personality changes and possible mental disabilities.

Lobotomies were used in the 20th century to treat a wide range of severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, clinical depression, and various anxiety disorders, as well as people who were considered a nuisance by demonstrating behaviour characterised as, for example, "moodiness" or "youthful defiance".

After the introduction of the antipsychotic Chlorpromazine (Thorazine), lobotomies fell out of common use and the procedure has since been characterized "as one of the most barbaric mistakes ever perpetrated by mainstream medicine".

Answer 3

not too sure, but I think it is when they cut out part of your brain to cure a mental illness.  

Answer 4

A lobotomy (Greek: lobos: Lobe of brain, tomos: "cut/slice") is a form of psychosurgery, also known as a leukotomy or leucotomy (from Greek leukos: clear or white and tomos meaning "cut/slice"). It consists of cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex. These procedures often result in major personality changes and possible mental disabilities.

Answer 5

Surgery that takes out 1/2  of your brain.

They don't do lobotomy's anymore.

Answer 6

It's surgery on your brain.

Answer 7

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&clien...

Answer 8

Famous quote of an alcoholic:

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!

Say it again faster.

Why all the thumbs down people?  Thats supposed to be funny.  Even people who provided an honest accurate answer are getting thumbs down.  Its surgery through the eye socket to cut the connections between certain parts of the brain and alter the mind, supposedly  to "cure" mental illness.  but I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage" from Dark Side of the Moon has the famous reference to lobotomy:  "The lunatics are on the grass":

"The lunatic is in my head

you raise the blade, you make the change

you rearrange me ' till I'm sane

you lock the door

and throw away the key

there's someone in my head but it's not me"

"And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear

you shout and no one seems to hear

and if the band you're in starts playing different tunes

I'll see you on the dark side of the moon "

Answer 9

It is a procedure where the frontal lobe of the brain is punctured by a spike from up your nostril,rendering you emotionless.  

Answer 10

a type of surgery

Answer 11

Believers of things like god and satan cannot answer your question.

Answer 12

It's a s*x position.

Answer 13

google it. Or buy a dictionary

Answer 14

when they do a surgery to your brain.

they take out certain parts of it.

Answer 15

Surgery type thing...

Answer 16

I've worked in psych nursing for 33 years and can honestly say I've only seen a few lobotomies. It basically is removing a portion of the frontal lobes of the brain. It used to be done quite radically,leaving the patient useless. In the past few years they started doing partial lobotomies to help with various conditions of the brain. These procedures are done by entering the brain through a small hole that is drilled in the skull. Results of that kind of lobotomy is still not tested on a long term basis. HBO did a wonderful program on this method of treatment. Check it out if you're still interested.

Answer 17

A lobotomy (Greek: lobos: Lobe of brain, tomos: "cut/slice") is a form of psychosurgery, also known as a leukotomy or leucotomy (from Greek leukos: clear or white and tomos meaning "cut/slice"). It consists of cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex. These procedures often result in major personality changes and possible mental disabilities. Lobotomies were used in the 20th century to treat a wide range of severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, clinical depression, and various anxiety disorders, as well as people who were considered a nuisance by demonstrating behaviour characterised as, for example, "moodiness" or "youthful defiance". After the introduction of the antipsychotic Chlorpromazine (Thorazine), lobotomies fell out of common use[1] and the procedure has since been characterized "as one of the most barbaric mistakes ever perpetrated by mainstream medicine".[2]

Answer 18

its when they saw your skull to get access to your brain. to take out a specific section of it.

Answer 19

a frontal lobotomy is the removal of the frontal lobe of the brain. i think it was used for behavioral disorders.

Answer 20

the removing of the brain  

Answer 21

A lobotomy (Greek: lobos: Lobe of brain, tomos: "cut/slice") is a form of psychosurgery, also known as a leukotomy or leucotomy (from Greek leukos: clear or white and tomos meaning "cut/slice"). It consists of cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex. These procedures often result in major personality changes and possible mental disabilities. Lobotomies were used in the 20th century to treat a wide range of severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, clinical depression, and various anxiety disorders, as well as people who were considered a nuisance by demonstrating behaviour characterised as, for example, "moodiness" or "youthful defiance". After the introduction of the antipsychotic Chlorpromazine (Thorazine), lobotomies fell out of common use[1] and the procedure has since been characterized "as one of the most barbaric mistakes ever perpetrated by mainstream medicine".[2]

  ---wikipedia