FRONTAL LOBOTOMY

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N., Pam M.S.
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a surgical procedure where the nerve fibres that connect the frontal lobe to the rest of the brain are cut and part of the lobe is taken out.

FRONTAL LOBOTOMY: "A frontal lobotomy is also called a lobotomy."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. LOBECTOMY
  2. UNCINATE FASCICULUS
  3. PREFRONTAL CORTEX
  4. GRAY RAMUS
  5. OLFACTORY TRACT
  6. PARIETAL LOBE
  7. DERMATOME
  8. DESCENDING TRACT
  9. CRANIAL NERVE
  10. DYSEXECUTIVE SYNDROME (DES)
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "FRONTAL LOBOTOMY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/frontal-lobotomy/ (accessed May 11, 2021).
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