Stories
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The mystery of the malignant brain
In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.
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Rebuilding my identity after a brain injury
Chris Miller talks about how a brain injury forced him to reassess his place in the world – physically, personally and socially.
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The history of brainwashing
Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.
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Making sense of senses lost
In rapid succession, Steve Barker suddenly lost sight and hearing on his left side. The effect on how he perceives the world has been profound.
Catalogue
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Clinical contributions to brain surgery / by John B. Roberts.
Roberts, John B. (John Bingham), 1852-1924.Date: [1891]- Books
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The field and limitation of the operative surgery of the human brain / by John B. Roberts.
Roberts, John B. (John Bingham), 1852-1924.Date: 1885- Pictures
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The first use of ether in dental surgery, 1846. Oil painting by Ernest Board.
Board, Ernest, 1877-1934.Date: 1900-1999Reference: 45904i- Videos
Blood and guts: a history of surgery. Part 1, Into the brain.
Date: 2008- Books
Do no harm : stories of life, death and brain surgery / Henry Marsh.
Marsh, Henry, 1950-Date: 2014