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Autore |
Trimble Michael R |
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Titolo |
The soul in the brain : the cerebral basis of language, art, and belief / / Michael R. Trimble |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Brain |
Neuropsychology |
Language and culture |
Neurobiology |
Art |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-277) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Where did it all begin? -- The neuroanatomy of emotion -- Language and the human brain -- The other way of using language -- The breakdown of language -- Music and the brain -- Neurotheology I : epilepsy -- Neurotheology II : other neurological conditions -- God, music, and the poetry of the brain. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With the sensitivity of a dedicated doctor and the curiosity of an accomplished scholar, Trimble offers an insightful analysis of how the study of people with paradigmatical neuropsychiatric conditions can be the cornerstone to unraveling some of the mysteries of the cerebral representations of our highest cultural experiences. |
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