There is a great quote from Norbert Wiener about the procedure: "[P]refrontal lobotomy ... has recently been having a certain vogue, probably not unconnected w

There is a great quote from Norbert Wiener about the procedure: "[P]refrontal lobotomy ... has recently been having a certain vogue, probably not unconnected with the fact that it makes the custodial care of many patients easier. Let me remark in passing that killing them makes their custodial care still easier." I've studied medicine but i'm not aware that it is still taught as a "tool in the toolbox" in the modern medical community.