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020			_a9780393077827 (hbk.)
050	0	0	_aMED RC351 _bR25
100	1		_aRamachandran, V. S.
245	1	4	_aThe tell-tale brain :unlocking the mystery of human nature
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _bW.W. Norton _c2011.
300			_axxvi, 357 p. : _bill. ;
505	0		_aNo 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			_aRamachandran--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	_aNeurosciences
650		0	_aNeurology
650		0	_aBrain
650	1	2	_aBrain
650	2	2	_aHuman Characteristics
650	2	2	_aNervous System Physiological Processes
942			_cBK
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