Phantoms in the brain : probing the mysteries of the human mind /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
William Morrow,
[1998]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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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, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-313) and index (pages 314-328). |
| ISBN: | 0688152473 9780688152475 0688172172 9780688172176 |