On this episode of Our American Stories, Dr. Theodore Schwartz, A neurosurgeon as well as a professor of neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine—and the author of Grey Matters, shines some light into the dark history of the lobotomy—and how it led to innovation and modern-day brain surgery.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Dr. Theodore Schwartz, A neurosurgeon as well as a professor of neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine—and the author of <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGray-Matters-Biography-Brain-Surgery-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0CN8KXYMQ%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fdib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.udyQI0xPkovg7KGTE055I5kMrLFVrKHwm4xIz2KQw48.xVttmtdv_a-7DY0D_EunGbywfrAjApWXTGlEu7Wuyrw%26dib_tag%3Dse%26hvadid%3D709981229737%26hvdev%3Dc%26hvlocphy%3D9013748%26hvnetw%3Dg%26hvqmt%3De%26hvrand%3D6211167084140455594%26hvtargid%3Dkwd-2338598662003%26hydadcr%3D22565_13493330%26keywords%3Dgrey%2Bmatters%2Bted%2Bschwartz%26qid%3D1732745618%26s%3Dbooks%26sr%3D1-1&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C388db80c002848edd06e08dd0f329cbc%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638683432248793467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pb5GAvuxgD3m5uv%2FkBw4ZVjd9l%2BxeVmRNSWWgzhaNLI%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0">Grey Matters</a>, shines some light into the dark history of the lobotomy—and how it led to innovation and modern-day brain surgery.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

The Strange Story of How the Lobotomy Led to Modern Brain Science

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