Tell-Tale Brain

V.S. Ramachandran has exploded the boundaries of modern science - so much so that he has been praised by Richard Dawkins as a latter-day Marco Polo. A specialist in brain damage, he is famous for an instinctive, intuitive approach to neurological disorders that has led him to successfully 'amputate' phantom limbs, as well as solving the riddles of apotemnophilia (an obsession with self-amputation), and Capgrass syndrome (where patients who are in all other respects fully recovered become convinced that their loved ones are imposters). This new book will explore why the human brain is so unique and how it became so enchantingly complex. Taking us to the frontiers of neurology, he reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about the brain and how it evolved. Along the way we hear stories that are by turns moving, funny, tragic and disturbing, but always utterly fascinating.

ISBN 0434020230   Pages 384 ISBN13 9780434020232 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 702 Publisher Cornerstone   Published in London Imprint William Heinemann Ltd   Height (mm) 240 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 162 Publication date 06 Jan 2011   Spine width (mm) 34 DEWEY 612.8   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

"Ramachandran is a latter-day Marco Polo" RICHARD DAWKINS "A masterpiece. The best of its kind and beautifully crafted. Alluring storytelling, building to a penetrating understanding of what it is to be uniquely human. Ramachandran is the foremost pioneer-the Galileo-of neurocognition. Mysteries of the mind, like our love of art, are revealed through his ingenious, deceptively simple experiments. Here is the fruit of a long, daring career, peppered with breakthroughs and unforgettable insights." Allan Snyder, Director, Centre for the Mind "No one is better than V. S. Ramachandran at combining minute, careful observation with ingenious experiments and bold, adventurous theorizing. THE TELL-TALE BRAIN is Ramachandran at his best, a profoundly intriguing and compelling guide to the intricacies of the human brain." Oliver Sacks "Ramachandran is the modern wizard of neuroscience. In THE TELL-TALE BRAIN, we see the genius at work " Norman Doidge, MD, author of The Brain That Changes Itself "Ramachandran has written an astonishing book. His humanity, humour and scientific genius inform every passage. The Tell-Tale Brain is a veritable Voyage of the Beagle through the terrain of brain science and psychology." Nicholas Humphrey, author of Seeing Red

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