Soul made flesh: the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world
Soul Made Flesh is the remarkable untold story of a dramatic turning point in history, the exciting discovery of how the human brain works. In an unprecedented examination of how the secrets of the brain were revealed in seventeenth-century England, award-winning author Carl Zimmer tells an extraord...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Soul Made Flesh is the remarkable untold story of a dramatic turning point in history, the exciting discovery of how the human brain works. In an unprecedented examination of how the secrets of the brain were revealed in seventeenth-century England, award-winning author Carl Zimmer tells an extraordinary tale that unfurls against a deadly backdrop of civil war, plague, and the Great Fire of London. At the beginning of that turbulent century, no one knew how the brain worked or even what it looked like intact. By the century's close, the science of the brain had taken root, helping to overturn many of the most common misconceptions and dominant philosophies about man, God, and the universe. Presiding over the rise of this new scientific paradigm was the founder of modern neurology, Thomas Willis, a fascinating, sympathetic, even heroic figure who stands at the center of an extraordinary group of scientists and philosophers known as the Oxford circle Chronicled here in vivid detail are their groundbreaking revelations and often gory experiments that first enshrined the brain as the chemical engine of reason, emotion, and madness, indeed as the very seat of the human soul. Called 'as fine a science essayist as we have' by The New York Times, Zimmer tells the story of this scientific revolution through the lives of a colorful array of alchemists, mystics, utopians, spies, revolutionaries, and kings He recreates the religious, ethical, and scientific struggles involved in the pioneering autopsies of the brain carried out by Thomas Willis; the discovery of the circulation of blood by William Harvey and his flight from London with his besieged king, Charles I; Rene Descartes's persecution by Catholics and Protestants alike for his views of the brain and soul; and the experiments and personal dramas of gifted men who forever changed the way science is practiced as they simultaneously upended our view of our human selves and our place in the world. In this distant mirror to our own time of continuing scientific revolution and worldwide social upheaval, Zimmer brings to life the painstaking, innovative discoveries of Willis and his contemporaries, the taproots of the amazing work of today's neuroscientists, who continue to explore the brain, revealing the hidden workings of emotions, memories, and consciousness |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XII, 367 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0743230388 |
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| spelling | Zimmer, Carl Verfasser aut Soul made flesh the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world Carl Zimer New York [u.a.] Free Press 2004 XII, 367 S. Ill. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index Soul Made Flesh is the remarkable untold story of a dramatic turning point in history, the exciting discovery of how the human brain works. In an unprecedented examination of how the secrets of the brain were revealed in seventeenth-century England, award-winning author Carl Zimmer tells an extraordinary tale that unfurls against a deadly backdrop of civil war, plague, and the Great Fire of London. At the beginning of that turbulent century, no one knew how the brain worked or even what it looked like intact. By the century's close, the science of the brain had taken root, helping to overturn many of the most common misconceptions and dominant philosophies about man, God, and the universe. Presiding over the rise of this new scientific paradigm was the founder of modern neurology, Thomas Willis, a fascinating, sympathetic, even heroic figure who stands at the center of an extraordinary group of scientists and philosophers known as the Oxford circle Chronicled here in vivid detail are their groundbreaking revelations and often gory experiments that first enshrined the brain as the chemical engine of reason, emotion, and madness, indeed as the very seat of the human soul. Called 'as fine a science essayist as we have' by The New York Times, Zimmer tells the story of this scientific revolution through the lives of a colorful array of alchemists, mystics, utopians, spies, revolutionaries, and kings He recreates the religious, ethical, and scientific struggles involved in the pioneering autopsies of the brain carried out by Thomas Willis; the discovery of the circulation of blood by William Harvey and his flight from London with his besieged king, Charles I; Rene Descartes's persecution by Catholics and Protestants alike for his views of the brain and soul; and the experiments and personal dramas of gifted men who forever changed the way science is practiced as they simultaneously upended our view of our human selves and our place in the world. In this distant mirror to our own time of continuing scientific revolution and worldwide social upheaval, Zimmer brings to life the painstaking, innovative discoveries of Willis and his contemporaries, the taproots of the amazing work of today's neuroscientists, who continue to explore the brain, revealing the hidden workings of emotions, memories, and consciousness Willis, Thomas <1621-1675> Geistesgeschichte Anfänge-2000 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte Anfänge-2000 gnd rswk-swf Hersenen gtt Ziel gtt Geschichte Brain Brain Miscellanea Brain History History, 17th Century Biography Physicians Biography Physicians history Research history Wissenschaftsentwicklung (DE-588)4079355-2 gnd rswk-swf Hirnforschung (DE-588)4123382-7 gnd rswk-swf Leib-Seele-Problem (DE-588)4035151-8 gnd rswk-swf Entwicklung (DE-588)4113450-3 gnd rswk-swf Gehirn (DE-588)4019752-9 gnd rswk-swf Gesellschaft (DE-588)4020588-5 gnd rswk-swf Paradigmenwechsel (DE-588)4173260-1 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Hirnforschung (DE-588)4123382-7 s Geschichte Anfänge-2000 z DE-604 Wissenschaftsentwicklung (DE-588)4079355-2 s Gesellschaft (DE-588)4020588-5 s Entwicklung (DE-588)4113450-3 s Leib-Seele-Problem (DE-588)4035151-8 s Paradigmenwechsel (DE-588)4173260-1 s Gehirn (DE-588)4019752-9 s Geistesgeschichte Anfänge-2000 z b DE-604 |
| spellingShingle | Zimmer, Carl Soul made flesh the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world Willis, Thomas <1621-1675> Hersenen gtt Ziel gtt Geschichte Brain Brain Miscellanea Brain History History, 17th Century Biography Physicians Biography Physicians history Research history Wissenschaftsentwicklung (DE-588)4079355-2 gnd Hirnforschung (DE-588)4123382-7 gnd Leib-Seele-Problem (DE-588)4035151-8 gnd Entwicklung (DE-588)4113450-3 gnd Gehirn (DE-588)4019752-9 gnd Gesellschaft (DE-588)4020588-5 gnd Paradigmenwechsel (DE-588)4173260-1 gnd |
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| title | Soul made flesh the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world |
| title_auth | Soul made flesh the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world |
| title_exact_search | Soul made flesh the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world |
| title_full | Soul made flesh the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world Carl Zimer |
| title_fullStr | Soul made flesh the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world Carl Zimer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soul made flesh the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world Carl Zimer |
| title_short | Soul made flesh |
| title_sort | soul made flesh the discovery of the brain and how it changed the world |
| title_sub | the discovery of the brain - and how it changed the world |
| topic | Willis, Thomas <1621-1675> Hersenen gtt Ziel gtt Geschichte Brain Brain Miscellanea Brain History History, 17th Century Biography Physicians Biography Physicians history Research history Wissenschaftsentwicklung (DE-588)4079355-2 gnd Hirnforschung (DE-588)4123382-7 gnd Leib-Seele-Problem (DE-588)4035151-8 gnd Entwicklung (DE-588)4113450-3 gnd Gehirn (DE-588)4019752-9 gnd Gesellschaft (DE-588)4020588-5 gnd Paradigmenwechsel (DE-588)4173260-1 gnd |
| topic_facet | Willis, Thomas <1621-1675> Hersenen Ziel Geschichte Brain Brain Miscellanea Brain History History, 17th Century Biography Physicians Biography Physicians history Research history Wissenschaftsentwicklung Hirnforschung Leib-Seele-Problem Entwicklung Gehirn Gesellschaft Paradigmenwechsel Biografie |
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