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Phantoms in the brain : probing the mysteries of the human mind

text Phantoms in the brain : probing the mysteries of the human mind

Summary
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 ... Read more
Contents
1. The phantom within -- 2. "Knowing where to scratch" -- 3. Chasing the phantom -- 4. The zombie in the brain -- 5. The secret life of James Thurber -- 6. Through the looking glass -- 7. The sound of one hand clapping -- 8. "The unbearable likene... Read more
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Description
xix, 328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Harper/Perennial, Quill 1999

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 612.8 RAM in Adult Non-fiction Available

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