"As the nineteenth century drew to a close and with Darwin's theory of evolution now accepted, modern neuroscience began. Four men met at Cambridge in the 1890s; their careers and lives would intertwine for decades. Beginning with the science of their day, their voyages of disco…
Four men met at Cambridge in the 1890s; their careers and lives would intertwine for decades. Beginning with the science of their day, their voyages of discovery in peace and in war would range their work across fields that we now call neurology, psychology, psychiatry, zoology …
Four men met at Cambridge in the 1890s; their careers and lives would intertwine for decades. Beginning with the science of their day, their voyages of discovery in peace and in war would range their work across fields that we now call neurology, psychology, psychiatry, zoology …
Cervocomix: le cerveau expliqué en BD
by Marmion, Jean-François, Monsieur B.
fromLes Arènes BD
« Il est moche, mais quel talent ! Le cerveau humain est salué comme la structure la plus complexe de l'univers. C'est aussi impressionnant que décourageant, quand on n'est pas spécialiste. Comment faire connaissance avec lui ? En lui demandant de se présenter ! Interrogé dans u…
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike--strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents--and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations t…
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike--strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents--and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations t…
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike -- strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents -- and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformatio…
"Music, neurology, and neuroscience : historical connections and perspectives provides a broad and comprehensive discussion of history and new discoveries regarding music and the brain, presenting a multidisciplinary overview on music processing, its effects on brain plasticity,…
Hippocrates Cried offers an eye-witness account of the decline of American psychiatry by an experienced psychiatrist and researcher. Arguing that patients with mental disorders are no longer receiving the care they need, Dr. Taylor suggest that modern psychiatrists in the U.S. r…
Attractively illustrated with over a hundred halftones and drawings, this volume presents a series of vibrant profiles that trace the evolution of our knowledge about the brain. Beginning almost 5000 years ago, with the ancient Egyptian study of "the marrow of the skull, " Stan…