The most common method for performing frontal lobotomies involved
A) pounding an ice pick through the eye sockets with a small hammer.
B) administering a severe electric shock that was strong enough to damage the sensitive frontal cortex.
C) injecting the person with a strong dose of L-dopa.
D) deliberate damage to the posterior brain areas that were believed to be overactive.

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The most common method for performing frontal lobotomies was the transorbital lobotomy, which involved inserting an ice pick-like instrument through the eye sockets and using a hammer to sever connections in the frontal lobe.

The Most Common Method for Performing Frontal Lobotomies Involved