![]() ![]() The author of the best-seller The Disappearing Spoon offers fascinating tales of the brain and the history of neuroscienceĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:00:19.265065 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1126401 Boxid_2 CH1147719 DonorĬityofsausalitolibrary Edition First edition. Sam Kean explains the brain's secret passageways and recounts forgotten tales of the ordinary people whose struggles, resilience, and deep humanity made modern neuroscience possible.-From publisher description Some people couldn't speak but could still sing. ![]() Pillars of the community became pathological liars. Parents suddenly couldn't recognize their own children. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. The dueling neurosurgeons - The assassin's soup - Wiring and rewiring - Facing brain damage - The brain's motor - The laughing disease - Sex and punishment - The sacred disease - Sleights of mind - Honest lying - Left, right, and center - The man, the myth, the legendĮarly studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike-strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents-and see how victims coped. Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-395) and index ![]()
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