lobotomising
Surgically disconnecting lobes
Lobotomising is the British spelling of lobotomizing—performing a lobotomy, the surgical procedure that severs connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.
Once used to treat mental illness, lobotomies fell out of favour due to devastating side effects.
The figurative sense dominates now: to lobotomise something is to remove its vitality or critical capacity: Corporate ownership has lobotomised local news.
Prefrontal nerve-severing procedure
- psychosurgerySurgery for mental illness
- prefrontal cortexBrain's planning and impulse center
- frontal lobeBrain's decision-making center
- icepickPointed tool for chipping frozen water
transorbital · Freeman · neurosurgery · craniotomy · incision · surgical · operating room · anesthesia
Permission given with understanding
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- exploitationSelfish use of others
controversy · condemnation · backlash · criticism · medical ethics · patient rights · experimental · discredited
Making content less challenging
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- deadeningLessening intensity or sensitivity
- sanitizingEliminating harmful microorganisms
neutering · defanging · stripping · hollowing · gutting · emasculating · censoring · homogenizing
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- mental illnessDisorder affecting cognition or mood
- asylumShelter from persecution
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
psychiatric hospital · uncontrollable · mental disorder · antipsychotic · behavioral control · sedation · docility · compliance
Altered characteristic behavior patterns
- cognitive deficitReduced intellectual functioning
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- flatnessAbsence of slope
- vegetativeOf plant growth
memory loss · incontinence · seizures · dependency · disability · diminished · zombie-like · passivity
leucotomy
Prefrontal nerve-severing procedure
- psychosurgerySurgery for mental illness
- prefrontal cortexBrain's planning and impulse center
- frontal lobeBrain's decision-making center
icepick · transorbital · Freeman · neurosurgery · craniotomy · incision · surgical · operating room · anesthesia · scalpel
informed consent
Permission given with understanding
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
exploitation · controversy · condemnation · backlash · criticism · medical ethics · patient rights · experimental · discredited · coercion
dumbing down
Making content less challenging
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- deadeningLessening intensity or sensitivity
sanitizing · neutering · defanging · stripping · hollowing · gutting · emasculating · censoring · homogenizing · flattening
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- mental illnessDisorder affecting cognition or mood
- asylumShelter from persecution
institutionalization · psychiatric hospital · uncontrollable · mental disorder · antipsychotic · behavioral control · sedation · docility · compliance · psychiatric treatment
personality change
Altered characteristic behavior patterns
- cognitive deficitReduced intellectual functioning
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- flatnessAbsence of slope
vegetative · memory loss · incontinence · seizures · dependency · disability · diminished · zombie-like · passivity · deterioration
lobotomisinghealing
Restoration of health
restoring · awakening · rehabilitating · repairing · regenerating
lobotomisingstimulating
Arousing interest or energy
awakening · enlightening · empowering · liberating · emancipating
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