It is 1906. Catherine's uncontrollable behaviour leads her husband to seek help from a neurologist, while Michael is awaiting execution for a vicious murder. Come and immerse yourself in a multimedia performance exploring ideas about the brain in an era before scanning, and join in a discussion with the experts.

Speakers

Stephen Jacyna, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, UCL.

Daniel Pick, School of History, Classics, and Archaeology, Birkbeck, University of London.

Tilli Tansey, Professor of the History of Modern Medical Sciences, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, UCL.

Facilitator

Stephen Webster, Director of Science Communication Group, Imperial College London.

Scripts: James Wilkes and Louise Whiteley.

Videos: Neil Grunshaw and Louise Whiteley.

Sound Production: Julian Mayers.

Scientific consultant: Professor Geraint Rees.

Interior Traces project website

Funded by the Wellcome Trust and LCACE

To accompany 'Madness & Modernity'