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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery

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Based on 12,682 Ratings and 1,377 Reviews

Book Description
From the author of the bestsellers The Disappearing Spoon and The Violinist's Thumb, fascinating 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 diseases, lobotomies, horrendous accidents-and see how the victim coped. In many cases survival was miraculous,... More
Book Information
PublisherBack Bay Books
BindingPaperback (10 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages432
ISBN-100316182354
ISBN-13978-0316182355
Publication Date06/09/2015
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About Sam Kean (Author) : Sam Kean is a published author. A published credit of Sam Kean is The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery.
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