Now Seen as Barbaric, Lobotomies Won Him a Nobel Prize in 1949

October 10, 2023

(Washington Post) – In 1941, the American Medical Association warned against lobotomies, but by the time Moniz received the Nobel Prize, 10,000 had been performed in the United States alone. Most were done on women, and many patients died or were left permanently harmed — described as “drooling zombies.” There have been numerous Nobel Prize controversies: omissions, odd choices, accusations of Eurocentrism and so on. But Moniz’s case is unique for the way his invention is now so widely denounced. (Read More)