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Sam Kean The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons : The History of the Human Brain As Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
- Publication Name
- The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
- Title
- The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
- Subtitle
- The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Tra
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0316182354
- EAN
- 9780316182355
- ISBN
- 9780316182355
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Genre
- Psychology, Science, Medical
- Release Year
- 2015
- Release Date
- 09/06/2015
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 15.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Topic
- Neurology, Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Neuropsychology, Life Sciences / Biology
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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The author of the bestseller The Disappearing Spoon reveals the secret inner workings of the brain through strange but true stories. Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike -- strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents -- and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. Parents suddenly couldn't recognize their own children. Pillars of the community became pathological liars. Some people couldn't speak but could still sing. In The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons , Sam Kean travels through time with stories of neurological curiosities: phantom limbs, Siamese twin brains, viruses that eat patients' memories, blind people who see through their tongues. He weaves these narratives together with prose that makes the pages fly by, to create a story of discovery that reaches back to the 1500s and the high-profile jousting accident that inspired this book's title. With the lucid, masterful explanations and razor-sharp wit his fans have come to expect, Kean explores the brain's secret passageways and recounts the forgotten tales of the ordinary people whose struggles, resilience, and deep humanity made neuroscience possible.
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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316182354
ISBN-13
9780316182355
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204335596
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons : The History of the Human Brain As Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Neurology, Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Neuropsychology, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Psychology, Science, Medical
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
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"Put your Netflix queue on hold. Sam Kean's The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons will command your full attention from the first page. It's not just an engaging guide to mysteries of existence; it's compelling story-telling for anyone with a taste for the bizarre and metaphysical."-- William Poundstone, author of Rock Breaks Scissors
Dewey Decimal
612.8/2
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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