phantoms in the brain by vs ramachandran

Goldberg, writing for The New York Times, described the book as 'enthralling not only for its clear, eloquent descriptions of neurological phenomena, their relationship to physiological mechanisms and their integration with philosophy of mind, but also for its portrait of Ramachandran, the enthusiast in search of the secrets of the human mind.' On Ramachandran's discursion on consciousness, Goldberg writes, 'Here he fails, simply because neuroscience has no clue yet how to render the self concrete.but it is a noble failure.' įrancis Crick wrote of the book, 'The style is lively and informative, and enlivened by unexpected touches of humor. In the final chapter of the book, Ramachandran addresses the so-called hard problem of consciousness, discussing qualia and various facets of the self. Ramachandran uses these cases to illustrate the construction of body image, and the functioning of mood, decision-making, self-deception, and artistic skill. Ramachandran discusses his work with patients exhibiting phantom limbs, the Capgras delusion, pseudobulbar affect and hemispatial neglect following stroke, and religious experiences associated with epileptic seizure, among other disorders. The book, which began as a lecture presented to the Society for Neuroscience, features a foreword by neuroscientist and author Oliver Sacks. Ramachandran and New York Times science writer Sandra Blakeslee, discussing neurophysiology and neuropsychology as revealed by case studies of neurological disorders. Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (also published as Phantoms in the Brain: Human Nature and the Architecture of the Mind) is a 1998 popular science book by neuroscientist V.S. William Morrow and Company, HarperCollins Neurophysiology, neuropsychology, neurological disorder, philosophy of mind Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

Phantoms in the brain by vs ramachandran