Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xvi, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-401) and index. |
Contents |
Foreword from Steven Pinker -- Preface -- Part 1 Discovering the brain. Diving into science -- Discovering a mind divided -- Searching for the brain's morse code -- Part 2 Hemispheres together and apart. Unmasking more modules -- Brain imaging confirms split-brain sugeries -- Still split -- Part 3 Evolution and integration. The right brain has something to say -- Stately living and a call to service -- Part 4 Layers. Layers and dynamics : seeking new perspectives. |
Summary |
Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain. |
Subject |
Gazzaniga, Michael S.
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Split brain.
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Intellect.
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Neurosciences -- Biography.
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ISBN |
9780062228802 (hardcover) |
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0062228803 (hardcover) |
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