Tales from both sides of the brain : a life in neuroscience
Title:
Tales from both sides of the brain : a life in neuroscience
Author:
Gazzaniga, Michael S., author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Ecco, [2015]
©2015
Physical Description:
xvi, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Language:
English
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.
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ISBN:
9780062228802
Format :
Book
