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Brain Surgery to Cure the Mind

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Brain surgery to treat people with psychiatric illness was virtually abandoned 50 years ago over the abuse of lobotomies. But recent progress in neuroscience is igniting renewed interest in this field. Graham Easton explores the science and ethics of operating on the brain.
(Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Graham Easton
Producer:
Beth Eastwood
Source: Radio Times

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