The Enchanted Loom: Chapters in the History of Neuroscience Tapa dura - 1991

Oxford University Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

NY: Oxford University Press, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, pages, profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Written by an international team of scientists, The Enchanted Loom offers a sweeping look at the history of neuroscience from the philosophy of Aristotle to the advent of Artificial Intelligence. This collection of accessible, intriguing essays is supplemented by over 350 spectacularillustrations, many in color, with thorough and informative captions written by the scientists themselves. The authors discuss Descartes's contributions to thought about the brain, alongside brilliant artistic studies of the central nervous system that he and masters like da Vinci executed. Theyshow how phrenology--the long discredited study of skull shape and mental faculties--actually represented a breakthrough in thinking about localized brain functions, and how the advent of the microscope and other equipment led to new discoveries. The contributors bring the… Leer más

Oxford University Press, 1991. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Dust jacket has a few small rears/chips, edge wear, creases, scratches, rubbed corners/spine, sunned. Boards have edge wear, rubbed corners/spine. Owner's name inside front cover. No writing in text..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bound in publisher's original white cloth with the spine stamped in black.