Tales from both sides of the brain : a life in neuroscience / Michael S. Gazzaniga ; foreword by Steven Pinker.

  • Gazzaniga, Michael S.
Date:
[2015]
  • Books

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Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New York : Ecco, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]

Physical description

xvi, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Edition

First edition.

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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-401) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BZP (Gazzaniga)
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780062228802
  • 0062228803