Separation of the frontal lobes from the rest of the brain is what occurs during the procedure called:

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The prefrontal lobotomy is a procedure in which the connections between the frontal lobes and the rest of the brain are severed. It was commonly used in the past as a treatment for mental illness, but it is now considered a controversial and outdated practice. The cingulotomy involves the surgical destruction of part of the cingulate gyrus in the brain, electroshock therapy involves inducing seizures in the brain using electricity, and magnetic seizure therapy uses magnetic stimulation to induce seizures for therapeutic purposes. None of these procedures involve separating the frontal lobes from the rest of the brain.

Separation of the Frontal Lobes from the Rest of the Brain