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Leading expert neurologist provides an audacious tour of the human mind based upon medical experience with patients and scientific research. Shows how studying bizarre neurological oddities unravels the mysteries of consciousness and human nature. V.S. Ramachandran named one of the “hundred most prominent people to watch in the next century” by Newsweek. Article adapted from the book will appear in Discover magazine (circulation over 2 million) coinciding with publication A brilliant, wryly humorous, brief tour of the human mind built on first hand experience with patients and a dazzling research career. This long awaited new book by V.S. Ramachandran is akin to the bestselling works about patients by Oliver Sacks. What is body image? Why do we blush? What is art? What is free will? What is self? Until recently, these questions were the province of philosophy, but studies of the brain are now producing explanations based on research anyone can see for themselves in PET scans and MRI images. Neuroscientists such as V.S. Ramachandran are now unlocking the key to what many have considered the metaphysics of our consciousness. This knowledge of the brain has progressed so rapidly few have yet recognized it for what it is. It will change how we think of human beings, even our very notion of understanding. This is a revolution, already underway that will have impact on all our lives. But until this book, topics such as art, creativity and love have received very little attention from neurology and new findings have not been offered in an approachable way. Dr. Ramachandran presents new theories and experiments that illuminate the biggest questions we can ask. Picking up where the great earlier thinkers like Freud, and Darwin began, V.S. Ramachandran and his colleagues are forging a whole new science. Walk through a final frontier of human knowledge with the perfect, eloquent, expert guide on this unique brief tour.

Book of Distinction: 2007
Publication Date: July 2005
ISBN: 9780131872783 (0131872788), $14.95, Paperback
Illustrations: yes
Publisher: Penguin Putnam, Incorporated

Author Info

V. S. Ramachandran is a neurologist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics. He received a degree in medicine from Stanley Medical College in Madras, India, and later, a Ph.D. from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. He is currently a professor of psychology and neuroscience at University of California, San Diego, the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, and scientific advisor to the Beckley Foundation. V. S. Ramachandran has published over 120 peer reviewed articles, and has authored two general reader science books as an introduction to his work and research. He writes regularly for Scientific American, and has appeared on PBS documentaries. Newsweek magazine named him one of the "hundred most prominent people to watch in the next century." He is married to Diane Rogers-Ramachandran and they have two boys, Mani and Jaya.

Editorial Reviews



	Brief Tour of Human Consciousness, A From Imposter Poodles to Purple Numbers Ramachandran, V. S. List Price: $14.95 Available at the Publisher's website Book Information / Details Author Info Editorial Reviews Press Release Leading expert neurologist provides an audacious tour of the human mind based upon medical experience with patients and scientific research. Shows how studying bizarre neurological oddities unravels the mysteries of consciousness and human nature. V.S. Ramachandran named one of the “hundred most prominent people to watch in the next century” by Newsweek. Article adapted from the book will appear in Discover magazine (circulation over 2 million) coinciding with publication A brilliant, wryly humorous, brief tour of the human mind built on first hand experience with patients and a dazzling research career. This long awaited new book by V.S. Ramachandran is akin to the bestselling works about patients by Oliver Sacks. What is body image? Why do we blush? What is art? What is free will? What is self? Until recently, these questions were the province of philosophy, but studies of the brain are now producing explanations based on research anyone can see for themselves in PET scans and MRI images. Neuroscientists such as V.S. Ramachandran are now unlocking the key to what many have considered the metaphysics of our consciousness. This knowledge of the brain has progressed so rapidly few have yet recognized it for what it is. It will change how we think of human beings, even our very notion of understanding. This is a revolution, already underway that will have impact on all our lives. But until this book, topics such as art, creativity and love have received very little attention from neurology and new findings have not been offered in an approachable way. Dr. Ramachandran presents new theories and experiments that illuminate the biggest questions we can ask. Picking up where the great earlier thinkers like Freud, and Darwin began, V.S. Ramachandran and his colleagues are forging a whole new science. Walk through a final frontier of human knowledge with the perfect, eloquent, expert guide on this unique brief tour. Book of Distinction: 2007 Publication Date: July 2005 ISBN: 9780131872783 (0131872788), $14.95, Paperback Illustrations: yes Publisher: Penguin Putnam, Incorporated Author Info V. S. Ramachandran is a neurologist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics. He received a degree in medicine from Stanley Medical College in Madras, India, and later, a Ph.D. from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. He is currently a professor of psychology and neuroscience at University of California, San Diego, the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, and scientific advisor to the Beckley Foundation. V. S. Ramachandran has published over 120 peer reviewed articles, and has authored two general reader science books as an introduction to his work and research. He writes regularly for Scientific American, and has appeared on PBS documentaries. Newsweek magazine named him one of the "hundred most prominent people to watch in the next century." He is married to Diane Rogers-Ramachandran and they have two boys, Mani and Jaya. Editorial Reviews Publishers Weekly Scientific American Press Release no press releases for this title
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