Taber is researching his family tree. He is surprised to find out that in the 1940s a distant relative had surgery in which a large portion of the frontal lobe of his cortex was removed. What treatment did Taber's relative receive?

A. split brain operation
B. frontal lobotomy
C. parietal lobotomy
D. hypothalamic lobotomy


Answer: B

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