On exhibit at the Lakeshore Asylum, Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre Humber College, Toronto L-2016-6; 31 August 2016- 31 Dec 2018.
Dimension Notes
Length 28.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Wire broken
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Photo
Internet
Reference Comments
wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucotome
Research Facts
A leucotome or McKenzie leucotome is a surgical instrument used for performing leucotomies, prefrontal lobotomies, and other forms of psychosurgery. Invented by Canadian neurosurgeon Dr. Kenneth G. McKenzie in the 1940-1950s, before the modern era of drug therapy. The leucotome has a narrow shaft that is inserted into the brain through a hole in the skull. Then a plunger on the back of the leucotome is depressed to extend a wire loop or metal strip into the brain. The leucotome is then rotated, cutting a core of brain tissue. Designed for both unilateral and bilateral incisions.