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09:00 22 June - 18:00 22 September 2016
Manhandling the brain: psychiatric neurosurgery in the mid-20th century
Location
Queen Square Library |
1st Floor
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Map)
23 Queen Square |
London |
WC1N 3BG |
United Kingdom
Open to:
Academic |
Alumni |
Public |
Student
Admission: Free
Ticketing: Open
2016 marks 75 years since the first UK pre-frontal leucotomy, a procedure introduced in Portugal in 1935. Over the next 30 years 70,000 people with psychiatric problems were operated on. This art & archive installation explores these events, alongside their healthcare and academic context.
Open hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm
Image © Ken Barrett
Contact
Sarah Lawson
+44 (0)20 3448 4709 |
sarah.lawson@ucl.ac.uk
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