A brief tour of human consciousness: from impostor poodles to purple numbers

"How can people come to believe that their poodle is an impostor? Or see colors in numbers? Francis Crick, co-discoverer of DNA, said of V. S. Ramachandran's first book, "The patients he describes are fascinating, and his experiments on them are both simple and ingenious." With h...

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1. Verfasser: Ramachandran, Vilayanur S. 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Pi Press 2005
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Zusammenfassung:"How can people come to believe that their poodle is an impostor? Or see colors in numbers? Francis Crick, co-discoverer of DNA, said of V. S. Ramachandran's first book, "The patients he describes are fascinating, and his experiments on them are both simple and ingenious." With his unique energy and style Ramachandran now shares his insights into the mind from such everyday human experiences as pain, sight, and the appreciation of beauty to the ultimate philosophical conundrums of consciousness."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 192 S. Ill.
ISBN:0131872788

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