Blood And Guts: A History Of Surgery

M, Documentary

Lunchtime lobotomies, microchips implanted inside bulls brains, presidential daughters, a lifesaving piece of household wire and CIA-funded research - this is the story of brain surgery. More than any other surgery, operating on the brain - from misguided psychosurgery to pioneering neurosurgery - has taught us who we are. But the most complex organ in the body hides its secrets well, and surgeons have ended up travelling some dark roads on their extraordinary journey to map the human mind.