Overview
No books have been published on the practice of neuroscience in the eighteenth century, a time of transition and discovery in science and medicine. This volume explores neuroscience and reviews developments in anatomy, physiology, and medicine in the era some call the Age of Reason, and others the Enlightenment. Topics include how neuroscience adopted electricity as the nerve force, how disorders such as aphasia and hysteria were treated, Mesmerism, and more.
Full Product Details
Author: Harry Whitaker ,
C.U.M. Smith ,
Stanley Finger
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.743kg
ISBN: 9781441943682
ISBN 10: 1441943684
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 04 November 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: An attempt at understanding questions of body and mind based on questions shaped by the philosophical premises of the time. ! this volume provides a comprehensive set of works outlining major issues of the long 18th century and appears set to become an excellent reference book. ! will have special appeal to anyone interested in the history of neuroscience, neurology, psychology, and medicine, as well as serving as a valuable resource for the contemporary neuroscientist and psychologist interested in the basis of current thinking. (Simon Boag, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 53 (26), 2008) Brain, Mind, and Medicine is well written, nicely illustrated and has its uses. It will appeal to physicians and historians of the neurosciences, and may have some use within undergraduate teaching. (Stephen Casper, History of Psychiatry, Vol. 20 (1), 2009)
From the reviews: An attempt at understanding questions of body and mind based on questions shaped by the philosophical premises of the time. ... this volume provides a comprehensive set of works outlining major issues of the long 18th century and appears set to become an excellent reference book. ... will have special appeal to anyone interested in the history of neuroscience, neurology, psychology, and medicine, as well as serving as a valuable resource for the contemporary neuroscientist and psychologist interested in the basis of current thinking. (Simon Boag, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 53 (26), 2008) Brain, Mind, and Medicine is well written, nicely illustrated and has its uses. It will appeal to physicians and historians of the neurosciences, and may have some use within undergraduate teaching. (Stephen Casper, History of Psychiatry, Vol. 20 (1), 2009)
