The Tell-Tale Brain: Unlocking the Mystery of Human Nature - Couverture souple

Ramachandran, V. S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099537591 ISBN 13 : 9780099537595

Editeur : Windmill Books, 2012

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Revue de presse :

"Ramachandran is a latter-day Marco Polo" (Richard Dawkins)

"A profoundly intriguing and compelling guide to the intricacies of the human brain." (Oliver Sachs)

"Excellent ... I cannot imagine a better account of the sweep of contemporary neuroscience" (Financial Times)

"A leader in his field and an ingenious and tireless researcher. This is the best book of its kind that I have come across" (New York Review of Books)

"A masterpiece. The best of its kind and beautifully crafted." (Allan Snyder, FRS, Director of the Centre for the Mind)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Windmill Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0099537591
• ISBN 13: 9780099537595
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384