Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about

Description: The human brain is an impossibly complex and delicate instrument - capable of extraordinary calculations, abundant creativity and linguistic dexterity. But the brain is not just the most brilliant of evolutionary wonders. It's also one of the most bizarre. This book shows a whole other side of how brains work - from the patient who is afraid to take a shower because she fears her body will slip down the drain to a man who is convinced, against all evidence, that he is a cat, and a woman who compulsively snacks on cigarette ashes. Entertaining though they are, these cases are more than just oddities. In attempting to understand them, neuroscientists have uncovered important details about how the brain works. BIZARRE will examine these details while explaining what neuroscience's most unusual patients have taught us about normal brain function -ideal both for readers seeking a better appreciation of the inner workings of the brain and those who simply want some extraordinary topics for dinner-party conversation.

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EAN: 9781399801201

UPC: 9781399801201

ISBN: 9781399801201

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Number of Pages: 288 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Bizarre : the Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works

Publisher: Brealey Publishing, Nicholas

Item Height: 0.8 in

Subject: Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)

Publication Year: 2023

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 9.6 Oz

Author: Marc Dingman

Subject Area: Science, Medical

Item Length: 8.4 in

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback