He returns laden with phenomenological treasures.which, in his subtle and expert telling, yield more satisfying riches of scientific understanding. “Ramachandran is a latter-day Marco Polo, journeying the silk road of science to strange and exotic Cathays of the mind. The book has very well described the intriguing aspects of the human brain and phantom pain, it has been written with a perfect balance to satisfy the demands of people belonging to medical and scientific community, also offering. Phantoms in the Brain: Human Nature and the Architecture of the Mind. He is the author of Phantoms in the Brain (the basis for a Nova special), A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness and The Man with the Phantom Twin: Adventures in the Neuroscience of the Human Brain. An amazing book by VS Ramachandran sir, I am an admirer of his work and have learned a lot from his texts and talks. ramachandran takes us on a fascinating journey into the human brain by studying patients who exhibit bizarre symptoms and using them to understand the functions of a normal brain. Ramachandran is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, and an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute. His investigations into phantom limb pain, synesthesia and other brain disorders allow him to explore (and begin to answer) the most basic philosophical questions about the nature of self and human consciousness. Ramachandran is a mesmerizing speaker, able to concretely and simply describe the most complicated inner workings of the brain.
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