Tales from both sides of the brain : a life in neuroscience /
Gazzaniga, Michael S.,author.
Pinker, Steven,1954-writer of foreword.
Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain.
"Foreword by Steven Pinker"--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-398) and index.
Foreword / from Steven Pinker -- Part 1. Discovering the brain. Diving into science -- Discovering a mind divided ; Searching for the brain's Morse code -- Part 2. Hemispheres together and apart. Unmasking more modules -- Brain imaging confirms split-brain surgeries -- Still split -- Part 3. Evolution and integration. The right brain has something to say -- Stately living and a call to service -- Part 4. Brain layers. Layers and dynamics : seeking new perspectives -- Epilogue.
Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain.
Gazzaniga, Michael S.
Neuroscientists
Split brain.
Intellect.