The Mystery of the Human Brain

-Did you know that there are people who can hear colors?
-Well, did you ever think that your hand could develop a personality independent of you?
-Are all the memories of people who lose their memories erased?

Science writer Sam Kean offers a gripping history of brain research, drawing on case reports and scientific studies. While conveying the development of neuroscience over the last four centuries through the most mysterious and strange diseases of the human brain, it reveals the unknowns about the brain and nervous system. In this book, you will find fascinating stories where smells make noise and textures scatter colors, and you will be inspired by blind people who learn to "see" with the echoes of sound, like bats. You will be a witness to how people who cannot even recognize their loved ones because they have lost their memories can actually "remember" without realizing it. The Mystery of the Human Brain was selected from thousands of similar examples of the human brain by recreating the lives of kings, cannibals and explorers who pioneered the development of modern neuroscience. shares the most interesting stories.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 400

Year of Print: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Kolektif Kitap

First Printing Year: 2016

Language: Turkish