Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience

by Michael S. Gazzaniga

Book Overview

Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain. Foreword by Steven Pinker.

In the mid-twentieth century, Michael S. Gazzaniga, "the father of cognitive neuroscience," was part of a team of pioneering neuroscientists who developed the now foundational split-brain brain theory: the notion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062228803
• ISBN13: 9780062228802
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"