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Brain, Mind and Medicine
. Ed(S): Whitaker, Harry A.; Smith, Christopher; Finger, Stanley
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Description for Brain, Mind and Medicine
Paperback. Editor(s): Whitaker, Harry A.; Smith, Christopher; Finger, Stanley. Num Pages: 389 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP; MBX; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 743.
No books have been published on the practice of neuroscience in the eighteenth century, a time of transition and discovery in science and medicine. This volume explores neuroscience and reviews developments in anatomy, physiology, and medicine in the era some call the Age of Reason, and others the Enlightenment. Topics include how neuroscience adopted electricity as the nerve force, how disorders such as aphasia and hysteria were treated, Mesmerism, and more.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441943682
SKU
V9781441943682
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99-15
Reviews for Brain, Mind and Medicine
From the reviews: "An attempt at understanding questions of body and mind based on questions shaped by the philosophical premises of the time. … this volume provides a comprehensive set of works outlining major issues of the long 18th century and appears set to become an excellent reference book. … will have special appeal to ... Read more