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(Physician Known for His Pioneering Work on How the Brain Generates Our Perception of the World) Walter Jackson Freeman II was an American physician recognized for his contentious contributions to lobotomy. He aimed to streamline the procedure, creating the transorbital lobotomy technique for psychiatrists to administer outside conventional settings. Despite lacking formal surgical qualifications, Freeman executed numerous lobotomies, resulting in several patient fatalities and his eventual ban from performing surgeries. His initiatives brought global attention to the procedure, triggering discussions and objections in the medical field concerning ethics and patient well-being.
