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Author:

Kean, Sam, author.

Title:

The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons : the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery / Sam Kean.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

LittleBrown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

407 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Brain--Physiology.
Neurosciences--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The dueling neurosurgeons -- The assassin's soup -- Wiring and rewiring -- Facing brain damage -- The brain's motor -- The laughing disease -- Sex and punishment -- The sacred disease -- Sleights of mind -- Honest lying -- Left, right, and center -- The man, the myth, the legend.

Summary:

"Early studies of the functions of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike-strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, lobotomies, horrendous accidents-and see how the victim coped. In many cases survival was miraculous, and observers could only marvel at the transformations that took place afterward, altering victims' personalities. An injury to one section can leave a person unable to recognize loved ones; some brain trauma can even make you a pathological gambler, pedophile, or liar. But a few scientists realized that these injuries were an opportunity for studying brain function at its extremes. With lucid explanations and incisive wit, Sam Kean explains the brain's secret passageways while recounting forgotten stories of common people whose struggles, resiliency, and deep humanity made modern neuroscience possible."--www.Amazon.com.

ISBN:

0316182346
9780316182348

LCCN:

2014004910

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