In the 1930s,Antonio Egas Moniz Developed a Surgical Treatment Called

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the 1930s,Antonio Egas Moniz developed a surgical treatment called a lobotomy to reduce the symptoms of mental illness in disturbed patients.A lobotomy involved damaging or destroying the parts of the brain that are responsible for self-awareness,planning,initiative,creativity,and responsibility.Sadly,the damage also made patients apathetic and unable to correct self-defeating actions.Based on this information,what was Moniz destroying?

• A) The frontal lobes.
• B) The motor cortex.
• C) The somatic cortex.
• D) The association cortex.

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