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Phantoms in the Brain : Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind by V. S....
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780688172176
- Book Title
- Phantoms in the Brain : Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- Nature, Body, Mind & Spirit, Science, Medical
- Topic
- Neurology, Plants / General, Philosophy & Social Aspects, General
- Item Weight
- 13.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0688172172
ISBN-13
9780688172176
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1040220
Product Key Features
Book Title
Phantoms in the Brain : Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Neurology, Plants / General, Philosophy & Social Aspects, General
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Nature, Body, Mind & Spirit, Science, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
612.8/2
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases: A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial. A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience? A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time. Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.
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- r***1 (144)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseItem came quickly and was just as described(Stephen King) (IT) Signet 1990 paperback book (Tim Curry (AB1 (#394354683213)
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- Sep 25, 2018
As interesting as they said.Even my son wanted to read it!
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- May 28, 2008
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A neatly written book
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- Feb 03, 2009
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