The Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons. The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories (Kean Sam); Black Swan, 2015

For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards. In many cases their survival was miraculous, and observers marvelled at the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed. Parents suddenly couldn't recognise their children. Pillars of the community became pathological liars and paedophiles. Some people couldn't speak but could still sing. Others couldn't read but could write.
The stories of these people laid the foundations of modern neuroscience and, century by century, key cases taught scientists what every last region of the brain did. With lucid explanations and incisive wit, Sam Kean explores the brain's secret passageways and recounts the forgotten tales of the ordinary individuals whose struggles, resilience and deep humanity made neuroscience possible.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9781784161033
Автор(ы)	Kean Sam
Вес	0.34
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2015
Жанр	популярная медицина
Издатель	Black Swan
Издательство	Black Swan
Кол-во страниц	496
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	496
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Тип обложки	мягкая