Tales from both sides of the brain : a life in neuroscience
Title:
Tales from both sides of the brain : a life in neuroscience
Author:
Gazzaniga, Michael S.
ISBN:
9780062228857
Edition:
First Ecco paperback edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Ecco, 2016.
Physical Description:
xvi, 428 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Abstract:
Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain.
Foreword / from Steven Pinker -- Pt. 1. Discovering the brain : Diving into science ; Discovering a mind divided ; Searching for the brain's Morse code -- Pt. 2. Hemispheres together and apart : Unmasking more modules ; Brain imaging confirms split-brain surgeries ; Still split -- Pt. 3. Evolution and integration : The right brain has something to say ; Stately living and a call to service -- Pt. 4. Brain layers : Layers and dynamics; seeking new perspectives -- Epilogue.
Personal Subject:
Subject:
| Neuroscientists -- Biography. |
| Split brain. |
| Intellect. |
| Gazzaniga, Michael S. |
Summary:
Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain.
Foreword / from Steven Pinker -- Pt. 1. Discovering the brain : Diving into science ; Discovering a mind divided ; Searching for the brain's Morse code -- Pt. 2. Hemispheres together and apart : Unmasking more modules ; Brain imaging confirms split-brain surgeries ; Still split -- Pt. 3. Evolution and integration : The right brain has something to say ; Stately living and a call to service -- Pt. 4. Brain layers : Layers and dynamics; seeking new perspectives -- Epilogue.