Ramachandran, V. S. <br/><br/>
The tell-tale brain :unlocking the mystery of human nature 

 - 1st ed. 
 - New York   W.W. Norton  2011. 
 - xxvi, 357 p. :  ill. ; 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393077827 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Neurosciences<br/>Neurology<br/>Brain<br/>Brain<br/>Human Characteristics<br/>Nervous System Physiological Processes
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>MED RC351  / R25