The Tell-Tale Brain Unlocking the Mystery of Human nature

Informationen zum Autor V. S. Ramachandran Klappentext 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; wax = embarrassment; orange peel = shock. Jimmie, whose left arm was recently amputated, can still feel it - and it's itchy. Our brains are the most enchanting and complex things in the known universe - but what happens when they go wrong? Dr V. S. Ramachandran, 'the Sherlock Holmes of brain science' and one of the world's leading neuroscientists, has spent a lifetime working with patients who suffer from rare and baffling brain conditions. In The Tell-Tale Brain , he tells their stories, and explores what they reveal about the greatest mystery of them all: how our minds work, and what makes each of us so uniquely human. 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;

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• Autori: V S Ramachandran, V. S. Ramachandran, Ramachandran V. S.
• Editore: Windmill Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.01.2012
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Condotta di vita, auto-realizzazione
• EAN: 9780099537595
• ISBN: 978-0-09-953759-5
• Numero di pagine: 384
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.9 x 19.8 x 2.7 cm
• Serie: WINDMILL BOOKS
• Categorie: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology; Neurosciences; Human biology; autism; richard dawkins; oliver sacks; cognitive neuroscience; synesthesia; mirror mirror; biopsychology; science non-fiction anthology; neurology; sciece non-fiction; parapsychology; neuropsychology; medical medium brain; neuroscience; neurodiversit