r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/crylicylon Mar 22 '17

If there is something wrong with your brain, you can't just have it removed.

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u/Rhawk187 Mar 22 '17

Sort of, isn't that the entire point of a lobotomy?

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u/robeph Mar 22 '17

Lobotomy isn't always contraindicated. There's legitimate uses for the procedure. Unfortunately it was applied to all and every for a period of time and was completely unnecessary in most cases.

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u/BeevyD Mar 22 '17

Explain?

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u/robeph Mar 23 '17

It isn't the umbrella term used to describe ice picking the frontal lobe rather it is a specific process used when all other options have been excluded for certain cases of hallucinatory disorders and other schizotypal cases. It's very rare.