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  <name><![CDATA[V.S. Ramachandran]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Vilayanur S. &quot;Rama&quot; Ramachandran is a neurologist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics. He is currently the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor in the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Ramachandran initially obtained an M.D. at Stanley Medical College in Madras, India, and subsequently obtained a Ph.D. from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Ramachandran’s early work was on visual perception but he is best known for his experiments in behavioral neurology which, despite their apparent simplicity, have had a profound impact on the way we think about the brain.

Ramachandran has been elected to fellowships at All Souls College, Oxford, and the Royal Institution, London (which also awarded him the Henry Dale Medal). He gave the 2003 BBC Reith Lectures and was conferred the title of Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2007. He has been called “The Marco Polo of neuroscience” by Richard Dawkins and &quot;the modern Paul Broca&quot; by Eric Kandel. Newsweek magazine named him a member of &quot;The Century Club&quot;, one of the &quot;hundred most prominent people to watch&quot; in the 21st century.

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  <title><![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, Four-Volume Set]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Volume 2: Cop-I]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Volume 4: R-Z and Index]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Volume 3: J-P]]></title>
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