The author of the bestseller The Disappearing Spoon reveals the secret inner workings of the brain through strange but true stories. 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 couldnt recognize their own children. Pillars of the community became pathological liars. Some people couldnt 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 highprofile jousting accident that inspired this books title. With the lucid, masterful explanations and razorsharp wit his fans have come to expect, Kean explores the brains 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...

Binding: Hardcover;416 pages; Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA; Classification: PSAN; Weight: 806 g; Dimensions: 168 x 244 x 33

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