In the tradition of the works of Oliver Sacks, this fascinating journey into the deep architecture of the mind introduces readers to a range of patients suffering from strange neurological afflictions, explains how Dr. Ramachandran's evaluations reveal what actually occurs in the brain, and explores what these findings reveal about dreams, ...
Phantoms In The Brain takes a revolutionary new approach to theories of the brain, from one of the world's leading experimental neurologists. Phantoms In The Brain, using a series of case histories, introduces strange and unexplored mental worlds. Ramachandran, through his research into brain damage, has discovered that the brain is continually ...
This is a scintillating introduction to the latest thinking on the brain and the mind by the world's leading expert. Neuroscience can now begin to unlock the key to the self. Our knowledge of the brain has progressed so rapidly that it will change the way we think of ourselves as human beings. It will change our notion of understanding. This is a ...
The "Encyclopedia of Human Behavior" is a comprehensive four-volume reference source on human action and reaction, and the thoughts, feelings, and physiological functions behind those actions. Presented alphabetically by title, 250 articles probe both enduring and exciting new topics in physiological psychology, perception, personality, abnormal ...
Most people in developing countries are still rural, their lives and work bound up with the relations of agricultural production. The policies of stabilization and structural adjustment of the 1980s and 1990s have had wide-ranging and profound implications for their conditions of life and work. This work brings together theoretical and empirical ...
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 SacksWhat is body image? Why do we blush? What is art? What is free will? What is self? Until recently, ...
Choosing a name for your baby should be a source of joy for the entire family. This guide is designed to simplify the naming process and make it the pleasurable experience it should be. 1,000 complete name profiles include origins and meanings, popularity ranking, nicknames and variations, and more.
In the past decade, enormous strides have been made in understanding the human brain. The advent of sophisticated new imaging techniques (e.g. PET, MRI, MEG, etc.) and new behavioral testing procedures have revolutionized our understanding of the brain, and we now know more about the anatomy, functions, and development of this organ than ever ...
This comprehensive book containing essential information on the applicability of thermal analysis techniques to evaluate inorganic and organic materials in construction technology should serve as a useful reference for the scientist, engineer, construction technologist, architect, manufacturer, and user of construction materials, standard-writing ...
Measuring the long-term durability of new types of concrete and concrete technologies is crucial to their acceptance in the marketplace. This long-needed handbook of analytical techniques provides a complete reference to the cutting-edge procedures used to test today's innovative materials. Ranging from chemical and thermal analysis, to IR and ...
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S. Natesh, V L. Chopra, S. Ramachandran, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Government of India. Department of Science and Technology
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
