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A fascinating history of the brain, Carl Zimmer begins at Egyptian notions and carries us finally to the Oxford Circle, where Thomas Willis would eventually pinpoint the brain as the seat of reason, emotion, and madness... the elements of the soul. Against an environment rife with misconceptions and turbulent events, we're told the story of the brain through the many men, whether alchemists, kings, or burgeoning scientists, who contributed to our modern worldview of the brain, man and the universe. An index and dramatis personae are included in the back. 367 pages, hardcover.
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