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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No ...
ISBN
9780688172176
Book Title
Phantoms in the Brain : Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
9.2 in
Publication Year
1999
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee, V. S. Ramachandran
Features
Reprint
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Science, Medical
Topic
Neurology, Philosophy & Social Aspects, General, Research & Methodology
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Product Information

Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. 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. Some of his most notable cases: A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial. A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience? A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time. Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0688172172
ISBN-13
9780688172176
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1040220

Product Key Features

Book Title
Phantoms in the Brain : Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Neurology, Philosophy & Social Aspects, General, Research & Methodology
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Science, Medical
Author
V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee, V. S. Ramachandran
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Publication Date
1999-08-18
Dewey Decimal
612.8/2
Edition Description
Reprint

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