| Edition |
First edition |
| Phys Descr |
xvi, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
BPL: Edith Richardson Fund. |
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Text in English |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-401) and index |
| 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 |
| Contents |
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 surgeries ; Still split -- Part 3: Evolution and integration. The right brain has something to say ; Stately living and a call to service -- Part 4: Brain layers. Layers and dynamics : seeking new perspectives |
| Subject |
Split brain
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Intellect
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Neurosciences -- Biography
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| Alt Author |
Pinker, Steven., author of foreword
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| OCLC # |
880237200 |
| ISBN # |
9780062228802 |
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0062228803 |
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