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Tales from both sides of the brain : a life in neuroscience /

Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gazzaniga, Michael S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ecco, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Gazzaniga, Michael S.
Neuroscientists > Biography.
Split brain.
Intellect.
Neurosciences.
Dominance, Cerebral > physiology.
Brain > physiology.
Cognition > physiology.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / from Steven Pinker
  • Part 1. Discovering the brain. Diving into science
  • Discovering a mind divided ; Searching for the brain's Morse code
  • Part 2. Hemispheres together and apart. Unmasking more modules
  • Brain imaging confirms split-brain surgeries
  • Still split
  • Part 3. Evolution and integration. The right brain has something to say
  • Stately living and a call to service
  • Part 4. Brain layers. Layers and dynamics : seeking new perspectives
  • Epilogue.