"100 discoveries that changed history: who did what when."--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (page 140) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.A Hole in the Head -- 2.The Ancient Egyptian Brain -- 3.The Evil Eye -- 4.The Brain in China -- 5.Hippocrates and his Humors -- 6.Theories of Vision -- 7.Three Souls -- 8.Ancient Theories of Sleep -- 9.Galen's Pathways -- 10.The Brain in Section -- 11.Flying Man -- 12.Optical Eyes -- 13.Passions and Emotions -- 14.Dancing Mania -- 15.Da Vinci's Waxworks -- 16.Michaelangelo's Hidden Brain -- 17.Vesalius's Dissection -- 18.A Witches' Disease -- 19.Apoplexy -- 20.Descartes: Reflex and Reason -- 21.The Circle of Willis -- 22.Functional Anatomy -- 23.St Vitus' Dance -- 24.The Nature of Knowledge -- 25.Idealism -- 26.The Optic Chiasm -- 27.Animal Electricity -- 28.Phrenology -- 29.Parkinson's Disease -- 30.Bell-Magendie Law -- 31.The Neuron -- 32.Anesthetics -- 33.Phineas Gage -- 34.The Neurology of the Ear -- 35.Olfaction -- 36.Glial Cells -- 37.The Speech Center -- 38.Taste Buds -- 39.Neuroscience and Racism -- 40.Electrical Stimultation
Summary:
The study of the brain has spawned many disciplines. Disorders of and damage to the brain have given neurologists clues as to how the brain functions. Neuroscientists have unpicked the chemical processes that power nerve signals and build memories, while psychologists explore the link between our thoughts and the physical activity of the brain. The brain tells the history of neuroscience in 100 stories."--Jacket.
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