{"title":"V. S. Ramachadran","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"fantasmas-no-cerebro","title":"GHOSTS IN THE BRAIN","description":"In \"GHOST IN THE BRAIN,\" cases are recounted that occurred in the office of Indian neurologist and neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran, director of the Brain and Cognition Center at the University of California, San Diego, where he dares to search the brain for explanations for situations that would more easily be attributed to mysticism, eccentricity, or simply madness. From cases like that of a partially blind woman who sees cartoon characters sitting on the lap of the doctor in front of her, to an athlete who lost his arm but feels excruciating pain in the \"ghost\" of his amputated hand, to a teacher who insists that the paralyzed side of her body still moves. Ramachandran used different therapies and investigative methods for each patient. From a lie detector and sophisticated MRI equipment to a cotton swab or a mirror, the intriguing particularities of each patient emerge throughout the investigation. And they ultimately provide Ramachandran with a hypothetical, but nonetheless interesting, insight into how the brain produces our sensations, feelings, and, why not, consciousness. With a foreword by Oliver Sacks, author of the bestseller Awakenings, Ghosts in the Brain was written after persistent requests from Ramachandran's students and colleagues. For its publication, he received assistance from award-winning science journalist Sandra Blakeslee, who has demonstrated her skill and style over the past ten years, writing about neuroscience for The New York Times. A surprising book about the secrets of the mind and about a scientist who dared to push the boundaries of science and reason. V.S. Ramachandran, MD, Ph.D., is professor and director of the Brain Center at the University of California, San Diego, and adjunct professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California. He is a research fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. He lives with his family in Del Mar, California. Sandra Blakeslee is a science writer for The New York Times. A neuroscience expert, she is the co-author, with Judith Wallerstein, Ph.D., of Second Chances and The Good Marriage. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. \"This is a splendid book.\" - Francis Crick, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine \"It is one of the most original and accessible neurology books of our generation.\" - Oliver Sacks, MD, author of Awakenings \"Fascinating not only for its clear and eloquent description of neurological phenomena (...) but also for its portrait of Ramachandran, the enthusiastic seeker of the secrets of the human mind.\" - The New York Times Book Review","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175888797948,"sku":"9788501055569","price":89.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/b73e737a63d5cc1c4108a7108f639370.jpg?v=1778326974"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/v-s-ramachadran.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}