Charlotte Ross analyses Levi's representations of, and reflections on, human experience, with a focus on an aspect of his work that has hitherto received little sustained critical attention; his representations of the human body, and embodiment.
For many people, Levi is known as a survivor of the Holocaust and testimonial writer. Fewer people think of him as a science fiction writer who engages with issues such as virtual reality devices, the cloning of human beings, posthuman subjectivity and cyborg bodies. This book e…
"In the 1860s and 1870s, leading neurologists used animal experimentation to establish that discrete sections of the brain regulate specific mental and physical functions. These discoveries had immediate medical benefits: David Ferrier's detailed cortical maps, for example, save…
"In the 1860s and 1870s, leading neurologists used animal experimentation to establish that discrete sections of the brain regulate specific mental and physical functions. These discoveries had immediate medical benefits: David Ferrier's detailed cortical maps, for example, save…
In the 1860s and 1870s, leading neurologists used animal experimentation to establish that discrete sections of the brain regulate specific mental and physical functions. These discoveries had immediate medical benefits: David Ferrier's detailed cortical maps, for example, saved…
This volume explores how Gothic romances engaged with late Victorian cognitive science. It explains why popular novels like 'Dracula' and 'Jekyll and Hyde' expressed fears and visionary possibilities suggested by contemporary neurological research.
"In the 1860s and 1870s, leading neurologists used animal experimentation to establish that discrete sections of the brain regulate specific mental and physical functions. These discoveries had immediate medical benefits: David Ferrier's detailed cortical maps, for example, save…
"In the 1860s and 1870s, leading neurologists used animal experimentation to establish that discrete sections of the brain regulate specific mental and physical functions. These discoveries had immediate medical benefits: David Ferrier's detailed cortical maps, for example, save…
