Phantoms in the brain : probing the mysteries of the human mind / V.S. Ramachandran, and Sandra Blak...
Phantoms in the brain : probing the mysteries of the human mind / V.S. Ramachandran, and Sandra Blak...
Phantoms in the brain : probing the mysteries of the human mind / V.S. Ramachandran, and Sandra Blakeslee.
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New York : Quill, c1999.
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N612.82/45
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English
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Physical content
xix, 328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Oliver Sacks -- Ch. 1. The Phantom Within -- Ch. 2. "Knowing Where to Scratch" -- Ch. 3. Chasing the Phantom -- Ch. 4. The Zombie in the Brain -- Ch. 5. The Secret Life of James Thurber -- Ch. 6. Through the Looking Glass -- Ch. 7. The Sound of One Hand Clapping -- Ch. 8. "The Unbearable...
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Publisher
New York : Quill, c1999.
Edition
1st Quill ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are; how we construct our body image; why we laugh or become depressed; why we may believe in God; how we make decisions, deceiv...
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Phantoms in the brain : probing the mysteries of the human mind / V.S. Ramachandran, and Sandra Blakeslee.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-313) and index.
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English.
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c1999.
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N612.82/45
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74VMy6GdMrOM
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ISBN
0688152473 (hbk.)
9780688172176
0688172172
9780688152475 (alk. paper)
0688152473 (alk. paper)
9780688172176 (pbk.)
0688172172 (pbk.)
9780688152475 (hbk.)
DDC
612.82
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991001993309702626
