The tell-tale brain : a neuroscientist's quest for what makes us human / V.S. Ramachandran.
| Author/creator | Ramachandran, V. S. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : W. W. Norton, 2012, ©2011. |
| Description | xxvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | No mere ape -- Phantom limbs and plastic brains -- Seeing and knowing -- Loud colors and hot babes : synesthesia -- The neurons that shaped civilization -- Where is Steven? : The riddle of autism -- The power of babble : the evolution of language -- Beauty and the brain : the emergence of aesthetics -- The artful brain : universal laws -- An ape with a soul : how introspection evolved. |
| Abstract | Ramachandran--the "Marco Polo of neuroscience"--reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Among the topics he discusses are synesthesia as a window to creativity and autism as a springboard to understanding self-awareness. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-339) and index. |
| ISBN | 0393340627 |
| ISBN | 9780393340624 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RC351 .R25 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |