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00:27 Meet Dr. Theodore Schwartz

01:59 Dr. Schwartz's Journey to Neurosurgery

04:25 What is a Neurosurgeon's Personality & Psychology?

08:08 Writing the book 'Gray Matters'

12:54 The Legacy of Dr. Harvey Cushing

20:20 Innovations in Neurosurgery

27:45 The Controversial History of Lobotomies

32:14 The Dark History of Lobotomies

33:11 Scoville and the Tragic Neurosurgery of H.M.'s Epileptic Seizures

34:45 Ethics and Evolution in Neurosurgery

38:13 The Neurosurgery Rivalry of Cushing and Dandy

43:42 Innovations and Accidental Discoveries in Neurosurgery

51:30 The Future of Brain-Computer Interfaces

56:22 Reflections on Writing and Neurosurgery

58:06 The Neurosurgery of JFK's Assassination

59:00 JFK's Magic Bullet

01:02:13 Conclusion and Final Thoughts