Soul Made Flesh: The Discovery of the Brain--and How it Changed the WorldSimon and Schuster, 6. jun. 2005 - 367 sider Soul Made Flesh is the remarkable untold story of a dramatic turning point in history -- the exciting discovery of how the human brain works. |
Indhold
A Bowl of Curds | 3 |
Hearts and Minds Livers and Stomachs | 9 |
World Without Soul | 25 |
Make Motion Cease | 43 |
The Broken Heart of the Republic | 57 |
PisseProphets Among the Puritans | 83 |
Spirits of Blood Spirits of Air | 147 |
A Curious Quilted Ball | 169 |
Convulsions | 189 |
The Science of Brutes | 209 |
Dramatis Personae | 297 |
The Circle of Willis 117 | 312 |
The Neurologist Vanishes 237 | 320 |
References | 325 |
Acknowledgments | 349 |
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Soul Made Flesh: The Discovery of the Brain-- and how it Changed the World Carl Zimmer Begrænset visning - 2004 |
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