The tell-tale brain :unlocking the mystery of human nature (Record no. 6535)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780393077827 (hbk.) |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | MED RC351 |
| Item number | R25 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Ramachandran, V. S. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The tell-tale brain :unlocking the mystery of human nature |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | W.W. Norton |
| Year of publication | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxvi, 357 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | No mere ape -- Phantom limbs and plastic brains -- Seeing and knowing -- Loud colors and hot babes : synesthesia -- The neurons that shaped civilization -- Where is Steven? : The riddle of autism -- The power of babble : the evolution of language -- Beauty and the brain : the emergence of aesthetics -- The artful brain : universal laws -- An ape with a soul : how introspection evolved. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Ramachandran--the "Marco Polo of neuroscience"--reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Among the topics he discusses are synesthesia as a window to creativity and autism as a springboard to understanding self-awareness. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Neurosciences |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Neurology |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Brain |
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| Topical Term | Brain |
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| Topical Term | Human Characteristics |
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| Topical Term | Nervous System Physiological Processes |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date entered | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Bar code | Koha item type |
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| Shelf #7 | Directorate of Library Services | Directorate of Library Services | General Collection | 10/20/2020 | 20700.00 | MED RC351.R25 | 000000126572 | Books |