《The Tell-Tale Brain》简介：

Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain.V. S. Ramachandran is at the forefront of his field-so much so that Richard Dawkins dubbed him the "Marco Polo of neuroscience." Now, in a major new work, Ramachandran sets his sights on the mystery of human uniqueness. Taking us to the frontiers of neurology, he reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Synesthesia becomes a window into the brain mechanisms that make some of us more creative than others. And autism—for which Ramachandran opens a new direction for treatment—gives us a glimpse of the aspect of being human that we understand least: self-awareness. Ramachandran tackles the most exciting and controversial topics in neurology with a storyteller's eye for compelling case studies and a researcher's flair for new approaches to age-old questions. Tracing the strange links between neurology and behavior, this book unveils a wealth of clues into the deepest mysteries of the human brain. 15 black-and-white illustrations

《The Tell-Tale Brain》摘录：

Finally, after amputation of the foot of another patient, sensations from the penis were felt in the phantom foot. (Indeed, the patient claimed that his orgasm spread into his foot and was therefore "much bigger than it used to be.") This occurs because of another of these odd discontinuities in the brain's map of the body: The map of the genitals is right next to the map of the foot.

《The Tell-Tale Brain》目录：

PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION NO MERE APE
CHAPTER 1 PHANTOM LIMBS AND PLASTIC BRAINS
CHAPTER 2 SEEING AND KNOWING
CHAPTER 3 LOUD COLORS AND HOT BABES: SYNESTHESIA
CHAPTER 4 THE NEURONS THAT SHAPED CIVILIZATION
CHAPTER 5 WHERE IS STEVEN? THE RIDDLE OF AUTISM
CHAPTER 6 THE POWER OF BABBLE: THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 7 BEAUTY AND THE BRAIN: THE EMERGENCE OF AESTHETICS
CHAPTER 8 THE ARTFUL BRAIN: UNIVERSAL LAWS
CHAPTER 9 AN APE WITH A SOUL: HOW INTROSPECTION EVOLVED
EPILOGUE
GLOSSARY
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
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