Neurology and the Novel

Count Dracula, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: “This week, get the garlic and crucifixes out as Natasha Mitchell digs for more curious tales of narrative and neurology. The late 19th Century horror classics, Dracula and The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde, offer unexpected insights into developments in brain research at the time, and the controversies it provoked. From double brains and literary lobotomies, to brain stems and missing souls – Dracula and Dr Jekyll were as much characters of science as of great literature. ” (All in the Mind radio transcript)