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The Emerging Mind: Reith lectures 2003
The Reith lecturer of 2003 is the noted neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Director of the Centre for Brain and Cognition at the University of California (San Diego). These lectures are a scintillating introduction to the latest thinking on the brain and the mind by the world's leading expert.
Neuroscience can now begin to unlock the key to the self. Our knowledge o...more
Neuroscience can now begin to unlock the key to the self. Our knowledge o...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
December 4th 2003
by Profile Books Ltd
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I’ve been wanting to read something by Ramachandran for a couple of years – ever since I read The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science and 50 Psychology Classics. I hadn’t realised he had given the Reith Lectures in 2003 – and so I’ve listened to them (they are available here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/)
They do make fascinating listening and he is often very funny. He clearly knew his audience – this line for example: ‘Now clearly...more
They do make fascinating listening and he is often very funny. He clearly knew his audience – this line for example: ‘Now clearly...more
Ramachandran has made a revolutionay attempt to present to the laymen in neuroscience the way we think, why we think, and how our thinking culminates into into action. He reveals the the working of our brain and how it is influenced by our thoughts. He tries to show that many-a-times pain is a illution to the brain... which he calls learnt illution..
Il cervello è come una rete infinita di calcolatori in continua interazione tra loro; cosa accade quando uno di questi collegamenti s'interrompe o si danneggia? Attraverso lo studio e l'analisi dei soggetti che hanno avuto ictus, incidenti o difetti congeniti l'autore spiega come si arrivi a comprendere meglio il funzionamento del cervello. Esauriente la prima parte, non la seconda, dove sarebbe stato interessante approfondire temi complessi come la malattia mentale e il libero arbitrio, qui sol...more
A concise version of Ramachandran's "Phantoms in the Brain." This book is almost exactly the same. Read the other book for a more in-depth analysis of Ramachandran's neurological theories and studies. Also, this book is exactly the same as "A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness." I don't know why all 3 books are published in different titles but with all the same content.
Imagine a pulpy jelly like mass, hardly 1 Kg, but that which can comprehend the meaning of 0, infinity, god, about comprehending itself trying to comprehend the meaning of infinity. The most amazing and elusive mystery of the world - Brain!
Every book by Rama is spectacular not only for the brilliant research but the simplicity and eloquence. He is really standing on the shoulder's of giants in this one as he goes over the ideas of many brilliant thinkers!
I just skimmed through the book after listening to one of Ramachandran's talks. A very interesting read, but most points have been covered in some talk or the other.
Please read this book (or at least give it a try). I have read this book numerous times, can't seem to get enough. Mesmerizing, captivating, incredible.
Wish I had read this book when I was a student of Psychology; in a trice, VSR changes the paradigm of all that conventional theory talks about! Enlightening!
Gives a whole new perspective to everything & most importantly, this surely does make one think! Science cannot be made simpler.
Raccolta di conferenze su alcuni temi avanguardisti nelle neuroscienze. Stimolante e scorrevole. Riassume scoperte e studi affascinanti sul cervello.
In effetti, come hanno notato molti, questo libro ripete molti temi già trattati senza perlopiù ampliarli. Qualche spunto di riflessione importante lo rende comunque molto valido. Inoltre mi ha divertito scoprire che non sono d'accordo con Ramachandran su ogni cosa al 100%. Beh, meno male. Nonostante tutto mantengo un briciolo di spirito critico
Very nice read. I especially liked the chapter on 'what is art' and why human beings appreciate art.
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Vilayanur S. "Rama" 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.
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