An edition of The Tell-Tale Brain (2011)
The Tell-Tale Brain
A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human
By V. S. Ramachandran (neurology)
Publish Date
2011
Publisher
Norton,W.W. Norton
Language
eng
Pages
357
Description:
Ramachandran--the "Marco Polo of neuroscience"--reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Among the topics he discusses are synesthesia as a window to creativity and autism as a springboard to understanding self-awareness.
subjects: Neurosciences, Neurology, Popular works, Brain, Human Characteristics, Nervous System Physiological Processes, Physiology, Brain, evolution, Brain damage, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena, Neurowetenschappen, Hersenen, Neurologie, Gehirn, Populärwissenschaftliche Darstellung, Neurophysiologie