Surgically cutting the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain is called

A) psychopharmacology.
B) neurogenesis.
C) a lobotomy.
D) ECT.

Lobotomy

A now-obsolete surgical procedure involving the cutting or scraping away of sections of the frontal lobes of the brain, once used to treat mental illness.

Frontal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex located at the front of the brain, important for voluntary movement, expressive language, and managing higher level executive functions.

Emotion-Controlling Centers

Refers to specific brain regions, such as the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus, involved in regulating and processing emotions.