The Worst Nobel Prize in History

There's one Nobel prize that is perhaps the most regrettable one ever awarded. So what happened? Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow where he uncovers the grim story of the controversial lobotomy and how its inventor walked away with a Nobel prize.
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Sources:
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http://www.sciencedirect.com.weblib.l...
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