Discover how the brain guards memory and identity, and how distinct brain parts shape our abilities.
This English edition presents a foundational view of brain function, linking facial recognition, memory, and complex thought to specific brain regions. It blends careful observation with a bold, historic argument about how the nervous system organizes its powers, offering readers a window into early physiology and the origins of brain science.
- Learn how scientists of the era connected memory for faces to particular brain areas.
- See the argument for separate brain systems guiding sensation, perception, and intellect.
- Explore debates about how the brain and senses work together to produce conscious experience.
- Get a sense of the historical development of organ-based theories of mind and behavior.
Ideal for readers of neuroscience history, anatomy, and the philosophy of mind who want insight into early methods, reasoning, and the daring claims that shaped our understanding of the brain.