In the 1950s Terence had a procedure done to him where the doctor used an instrument to cut the nerve fibers connecting his prefrontal cortex to the rest of the brain. This procedure, called _____________, left him withdrawn and unable to care for himself
A) ECT
B) deep brain surgery
C) a lobotomy
D) transcranial stimulation
Answer: C
Rationale: This description fits the frontal lobotomy procedure developed by Walter Freeman.
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