The Phantom Brain

Series

Series Name

Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

113

Length of issue (in feet)

435

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Green For Go
2. 2The Phantom Brain
3. 3Tungsten Carbide Studs

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: In the treatment of some illnesses, it is necessary to insert a probe into a particular area of the brain. To make sure that the probe goes to exactly the right spot surgeons and engineers put their heads together and designed a model of the brain, which the surgeon uses like a three dimensional map.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/113

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
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Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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