Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (died 1963)

Ugo Cerletti

Italian neurologist

Ugo Cerletti was an Italian neurologist who discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) used in psychiatry. Electroconvulsive therapy is a therapy in which electric current is used to provoke a seizure for a short duration. This therapy is used in an attempt to…