圖書標籤: 科普 神經科學 Neuroscience 認知科學 經濟史/科學史/技術史 Science Q人體醫藥 Neurology
发表于2024-11-07
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
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 that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. Parents suddenly couldn't recognize their own children. Pillars of the community became pathological liars. Some people couldn't speak but could still sing.
In The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Sam Kean travels through time with stories of neurological curiosities: phantom limbs, Siamese twin brains, viruses that eat patients' memories, blind people who see through their tongues. He weaves these narratives together with prose that makes the pages fly by, to create a story of discovery that reaches back to the 1500s and the high-profile jousting accident that inspired this book's title.* With the lucid, masterful explanations and razor-sharp wit his fans have come to expect, Kean explores the brain's secret passageways and recounts the forgotten tales of the ordinary people whose struggles, resilience, and deep humanity made neuroscience possible.
*"The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons" refers to the case of French king Henri II, who in 1559 was lanced through the skull during a joust, resulting in one of the most significant cases in neuroscience history. For hundreds of years scientists have gained important lessons from traumatic accidents and illnesses, and such misfortunes still represent their greatest resource for discovery.
於門外漢來講他這本書的科普簡潔明瞭而且不失深度,更神奇的是在這個基礎上能讓專業人士讀的津津有味【指我教授】
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評分Through the stories in neuroscience, I have learned a great deal in this book of the inner workings of the brain, such as the individual structures (neurons, neurotransmitters, and circuits) and localization of brain function. It is amazing how complex the human brain is. I get to appreciate more of the physical basis for the human mind.
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024