Minds behind the brain : a history of the pioneers and their discoveries
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Minds behind the brain : a history of the pioneers and their discoveries
Oxford University Press, 2000
Available at 12 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-347) and index
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Description
This book presents the highlights of the history of brain research to a lay audience. The author, a well known neuropsychologist, begins with an unnamed physician in ancient Egypt and moves through Greece, Rome, European Renaissance and eventually into the Twentieth century. Overall this very readable collection of scientific biographies will appeal to anyone who ever wondered how people in other cultures and times thought about the mysterous organ of mind and how great discoveries are made and received.
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