The Tell-Tale Brain - Unlocking the Mystery of Human nature

Informationen zum Autor V. S. Ramachandran Klappentext Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is widely held to be the most exciting neuroscientist alive. Director of the Centre for the Brain at the University of California, San Diego, he has received many honours and awards. His previous book, the critically acclaimed Phantoms in the Brain , was the basis for a Channel Four TV series. Zusammenfassung John, aged sixty, suffered a stroke and recovered fully, except in one respect: although he can see perfectly, he can no longer recognise faces, even his own reflection in a mirror. Whenever Francesca touches a particular texture, she experiences a vivid emotion: denim = extreme sadness;

Product details

• Authors: V S Ramachandran, V. S. Ramachandran, Ramachandran V. S.
• Publisher: Windmill Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2012
• EAN: 9780099537595
• ISBN: 978-0-09-953759-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Series: WINDMILL BOOKS
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Neurosciences, Human biology