Phantoms in the brain : human nature and the architecture of the mind
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Fourth Estate, ©1998Description: xix, 328p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780007253890
- 612.82 BLA-P
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books | IIITD General Stacks | Science | 612.82 BLA-P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 013051 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-313) and index.
1. The Phantom Within 2. Knowing Where to Scratch 3. Chasing the Phantom 4. The Zombie in the Brain 5. The Seret Life of James Thurber 6. Through the Looking Glass 7. The Sound of one Head Clapping 8. The Unbearable Likeness of Being 9. God and the Limbic System 10. The Woman Who Died Laughing 11. You Forgot to Deliver the Twin 12. Do Martians see Red
Using a series of case studies, 'Phantoms in the brain' introduces a strange and unexplored mental world. Ramachandran, through his research into brain damage, has discovered that the brain can react in strange ways to major physical changes.
There are no comments on this title.