The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons : the history of the human brain as revealed by the stories of trauma, madness, and recovery by Sam Kean

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons : the history of the human brain as revealed by the stories of trauma, madness, and recovery

Sam Kean

372 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology science informative medium-paced
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From the author of the bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, tales of the brain and the history of neuroscience. Early studies of the functions of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike-strokes, seizures, infectious dise...

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