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Who developed psychosurgery (prefrontal lobotomy)?
Who developed psychosurgery (prefrontal lobotomy)?
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Psychosurgery origin → Egas Moniz (Nobel 1949).
Updated On: Sep 16, 2025
- Egas Moniz
- Watson
- Rogers
- Allport
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António Egas Moniz pioneered prefrontal leucotomy (lobotomy) in the 1930s and received the Nobel Prize (1949). Watson (behaviorism), Rogers (client-centered therapy), and Allport (personality/traits) are unrelated to the origin of psychosurgery.
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