Conversations With Neil's Brain: The Neural Nature Of Thought And Language - Softcover

Calvin, William H.

 
9780201483376: Conversations With Neil's Brain: The Neural Nature Of Thought And Language
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0201483378 ISBN 13: 9780201483376
Verlag: Basic Books, 1995

Inhaltsangabe

In a series of stories before, after, and even during neurosurgery, an epileptic patient, Neil; his surgeon, George Ojemann; and neuroscientist William Calvin work together to remove a portion of Neil's temporal lobe. If they do it right, they will have a good chance of putting an end to Neil's seizures. If they slice too far to the left or right, they will wipe out essential parts of Neil's memory, or his ability to follow a joke to the punch line, or maybe his ability to recognize his wife's face. In essence, they can erase or alter parts of Neil.Conversations with Neil's Brain takes us inside the operating room and allows us to be part of this eerie process of discovery, using it to provide a unique window on human consciousness and the nature of human identity. The mapping of Neil's brain brings to life as never before the astounding specificity by which the brian operates, making clear why language, memory, and decision making are so complex, and why the cures for such ailments as learning disabilities, mental disorders, Alzheimer's, and strokes continue to elude the world's best medical efforts. In the context of this unique surgical drama, Conversations with Neil's Brain unfolds as an intensely compelling read.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

William H. Calvin, Ph.D., a neurophysiologist at the University of Washington, is the author of The Throwing Madonna and The River that Flows Uphill.

George A. Ojemann, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the University of Washington, collaborated with Dr. Calvin on their earlier book, Inside the Brain.

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Verlag
Basic Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1995
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0201483378
ISBN 13 
9780201483376
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Anzahl der Seiten
360
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