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Soul Made Flesh: The Discovery of the Brain and How It Changed the World
Soul Made Flesh The Discovery of the Brain and How It Changed the World
Author: Carl Zimmer
We take it for granted that the brain is the seat of our minds, the part of the body that is most ourselves. 500 years ago, Europeans, if they thought about the brain at all, took it much less seriously - whether it was a refrigerator or a pump, it was seen as little more than a mechanism, its only products tears and snot. Among the revolutions ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780434010462
ISBN-10: 0434010464
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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At the beginning of the turbulent century, no one knew how the brain worked or even what it looked like intact. By the century's close, the science of the brain has taken root, helping to overturn many of the most common misconceptions and dominant philosophies about man, God, and the universe.


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