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The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons, the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery, by Sam Kean

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The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons, the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery, by Sam Kean

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The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons

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by Sam Kean

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the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery

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From the author of the bestseller The Disappearing Spoon comes this tale of the brain and the history of neuroscience.Early studies of the functions of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike--strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, lobotomies, horrendous accidents--and see how the victim coped. In many cases survival was miraculous, and observers could only marvel at the transformations that took place afterward, altering victims' personalities..

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