false 376496 1 <B>Oliver Sacks meets Steven Pinker in a fascinating exploration of what makes humans and their brains unique — with revelations about the cutting-edge science of mirror neurons.</B> What makes humans different from other beings? Can science explain the nature of human creativity and empathy? While Darwinian science explains how humans evolved just as animals did, modern neuroscience is now unlocking the keys to those less tangible traits that set humans apart. Internationally renowned physician and neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran now gives us twenty-first-century answers to these age-old questions, showcasing the most current research—much of it his own–into physical mechanisms in the brain, including the mysterious mirror neurons. Just as Oliver Sacks has entertained a generation of readers with fascinating patient stories, <I>The Man with the Phantom Twin</I> features incredible case studies of bizarre behavior, such as a patient who becomes progressively demented yet creates beautiful paintings of extraordinary realism; a woman who suffers from a paranoid terror of the strangers who live in mirrors; a stroke victim who can no longer understand metaphors; and a patient who sees each number as being tinged with a color. Revealing a stunning new approach to the intersection of science and creativity, <I>The Man with the Phantom Twin</I> will forever change the way you think about what makes you beautiful and special. 366348 10 1 2008 The Man with the Phantom Twin total:2|5:1|4:1| 2 9 28 0 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 23:53:58 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 23:53:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 12:50:35 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 12:51:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 12:48:59 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 12:48:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 10:06:46 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 10:06:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 22:54:25 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 22:54:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 12 11:45:14 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 11:45:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 20:34:10 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 20:34:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 07:03:38 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:03:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 16:03:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 16:03:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 07 18:38:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 18:38:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 29 17:54:57 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:54:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 01:34:36 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 01:34:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 13 09:07:42 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 09:07:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 30 16:39:10 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 16:39:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 21 03:33:32 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 03:33:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 13 11:08:17 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 11:08:17 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Aug 22 10:04:05 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 10:04:05 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Aug 03 20:10:05 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 20:10:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jul 26 12:41:51 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 12:41:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jul 23 10:54:07 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 10:54:07 -0700 2008