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The Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Sam Kean
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The Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Sam Kean
For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards.
496 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 26, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781784161033 |
| Publishers | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Pages | 496 |
| Dimensions | 197 × 130 × 33 mm · 346 g |
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