Book
An odd kind of fame : stories of Phineas Gage / Malcolm Macmillan.
Record details
- ISBN: 0262632594 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780262632591 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xiii, 562 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st MIT press pbk. ed.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Bradford book." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [503]-543) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Background to fame -- Early receptions: popular and medical -- The implications of Harlow's treatment -- The wonderful journey -- The damage to Gage's psyche -- Localization: the background -- Localization: the beginnings -- Localization in the brain -- Gage and surgery for the brain -- Gage and surgery for the psyche -- Gage, inhibition, and thought -- The popular stories -- The scientific stories -- The hidden portrait -- A realistic conclusion. |
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| Subject: | Gage, Phineas > Health. Brain damage > Patients > United States > Biography. Split brain > History. Psychosurgery > History. Brain > Localization of functions > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 387.5 .G34 M33 2002 | 30536101 | General Collection | Available | - |