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The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons : the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery

Title
The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons : the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery / Sam Kean.
Author
Kean, Sam
Publication
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

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Description
407 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  • Brain > Physiology > Popular works
  • Neurosciences > History > Popular works
  • Brain > Diseases > Popular works
  • Brain > physiology > Popular Works
  • Neurosciences > history > Popular Works
  • Brain Diseases > Popular Works
  • Neurologic Manifestations > Popular Works
  • Physicians > history > Popular Works
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-395) and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JFE 15-1053
ISBN
  • 9780316182348
  • 0316182346
LCCN
2014004910
OCLC
2014004910
Author
Kean, Sam, author.
Title
The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons : the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery / Sam Kean.
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-395) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-1053
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