| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color |
| Contents |
Précis -- Early times : deep sulci of history -- Phrenology and serendipitous bumps -- Relics of aphasia : the artifacts of lost words -- Turmoil, revolt, and enlightenment : historical context for advances in brain science -- Cortical localization of function -- Broca's nascent years -- Medical student : developing dissident -- A massive thesis and graduation -- Landmark cases : Leborgne and Lelong -- Broca's auxiliary contributions -- Broca's legacy |
| Summary |
Undergraduate and graduate students as well as practicing professionals and clinicians in psychology, neurolinguistics, cognitive psychology, communication science and disorders, neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, nursing and health-related professions, and philosophy of science will be interested in this book. It both honors the life and work of Pierre-Paul Broca, and in doing so, also honors the many French brains that paved the way for the development of the neurosciences |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Broca, Paul, 1824-1880.
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Broca, Paul, 1824-1880 |
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Broca, Paul, 1824-1880 |
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Neuroscientists -- France -- Biography
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Neurology -- France -- History
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Neurology.
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Neurology
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History, 19th Century
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Neurology -- history
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Neurosciences -- history
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Neurology
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Neuroscientists
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France |
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France
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1597566047 |
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9781597566049 |
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