The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons : the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery / Sam Kean.
By: Kean, Sam [author.].
Edition: First edition.Description: 407 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0316182346 (hbk.); 9780316182348 (hbk.).Subject(s): Brain -- Popular works | Brain -- physiology -- Popular Works | Neurosciences -- history -- Popular Works | Brain Diseases -- Popular Works | Neurologic Manifestations -- Popular Works | Physicians -- history -- Popular WorksGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 617.4/80232Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | QP376 .K35 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000001783 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-395) and index.
The dueling neurosurgeons -- The assassin's soup -- Wiring and rewiring -- Facing brain damage -- The brain's motor -- The laughing disease -- Sex and punishment -- The sacred disease -- Sleights of mind -- Honest lying -- Left, right, and center -- The man, the myth, the legend.