Brain scan history is one of the most vital parts of technological advancement in 20th Century neuroscience. We're going to look at lots of types of brain scan developments including Xray, CT scan, MRI scan and even ventriculograms (injecting suibstances into brain fluid reservoirs to make them light up on Xray).

00:00 Start
01:11 Roentgen and the Xray
02:58 Walter Dandy and Pneumographs
05:52 Air myelography and lumbar discography
06:45 Egas Moniz and cerebral angiography
08:25 Hounsfield, Cormack and the CT scanner
09:44 MRI


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