Writing the brain : material minds and literature, 1800-1880 /

"Writing the Brain: Material Minds and Literature, 1800-1880, examines the intersections of literature and brain anatomy in England and the United States between the years 1800 and 1880. These decades were not only marked by major milestones in the mapping of the human brain, but also saw scien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schöberlein, Stefan (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Brain > In literature. Literature and science > History > 19th century. English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Neurosciences > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Neurosciences > United States > History > 19th century. Cerveau > Dans la littérature. Littérature et sciences > Histoire > 19e siècle. Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Neurosciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle. Neurosciences > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM. 19th Century. Modern. History. SCIENCE. Media Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE. American literature English literature Literature and science Neurosciences Great Britain United States Literature: history & criticism. Literature. 1800-1899 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

The first century of the brain : an introduction
Nature's mind and mind's nature : romantic cognition between harp and atom
Split brains, doubled minds : the gothic's bicameral vision
Skulls and society : reading the mind as a multi-organ entity
Cranial reconstruction : racialized brains and the psychometric real
Rattle-brained : insanity as material metacognition
The telegraphed brain : wires as proto-neurons.