The tell-tale brain : unlocking the mystery of human nature / V.S. Ramachandran.

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Ramachandran, V. S [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Random House, 2010.ISBN:

9788184001198

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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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Print	FOBJGU Sonepat- Campus FOB Library	Special Collection - Harsh Sethi	616.8 RA-T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Gifted by Prof. Nikhil Sethi		026102

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-339) and index.

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.

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