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BIZARRE: THE MOST PECULIAR CASES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND WHAT THEY TELL US ABOUT HOW THE BRAIN WORKS
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NICHOLAS BREALEY PUBLISHING
| Author:
DINGMAN, MARC
| Language:
English
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Trade Paperback
Publisher:
NICHOLAS BREALEY PUBLISHING
Author:
DINGMAN, MARC
Language:
English
Format:
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₹599
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The human brain is an impossibly complex and delicate instrument ? capable of extraordinary calculations, abundant creativity and linguistic dexterity. But the brain is not just the most brilliant of evolutionary wonders. It?s also one of the most bizarre.
This book shows a whole other side of how brains work ? from the patient who is afraid to take a shower because she fears her body will slip down the drain to a man who is convinced, against all evidence, that he is a cat, and a woman who compulsively snacks on cigarette ashes.
Entertaining though they are, these cases are more than just oddities. In attempting to understand them, neuroscientists have uncovered important details about how the brain works. BIZARRE will examine these details while explaining what neuroscience?s most unusual patients have taught us about normal brain function -ideal both for readers seeking a better appreciation of the inner workings of the brain and those who simply want some extraordinary topics for dinner-party conversation.
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The human brain is an impossibly complex and delicate instrument ? capable of extraordinary calculations, abundant creativity and linguistic dexterity. But the brain is not just the most brilliant of evolutionary wonders. It?s also one of the most bizarre.
This book shows a whole other side of how brains work ? from the patient who is afraid to take a shower because she fears her body will slip down the drain to a man who is convinced, against all evidence, that he is a cat, and a woman who compulsively snacks on cigarette ashes.
Entertaining though they are, these cases are more than just oddities. In attempting to understand them, neuroscientists have uncovered important details about how the brain works. BIZARRE will examine these details while explaining what neuroscience?s most unusual patients have taught us about normal brain function -ideal both for readers seeking a better appreciation of the inner workings of the brain and those who simply want some extraordinary topics for dinner-party conversation.
About Author
My fascination with the brain began when I was an undergraduate, and since has grown into an insatiable curiosity about all things neuroscience. Today my main job is teaching courses in the health sciences at The Pennsylvania State University, but I spend much of my free time trying to find ways to help make neuroscience understandable to those who share my enthusiasm for learning about it. I mostly do this through my writing and a series of videos I?ve created (and regularly add to) called 2-Minute Neuroscience, which can be found on my YouTube channel and website (neurochallenged.com).
Photo credit: Paul Hazi Photography
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